Section 3
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Copyright © 2006
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
Glossary
Note: These glossary entries are alphabetized by their Sanskrit equivalents. Columns of information for all entries are listed in this order: THL Extended Wylie transliteration of the term, THL Phonetic rendering of the term, the English translation, the Sanskrit equivalent, associated dates, and the type of term. To view the glossary sorted by any one of these rubrics, click on the corresponding label (such as “Phonetics”) at the top of its column.
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arhat | Term | ||||
| Avalokiteśvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Buddha | buddhist deity | ||||
| Cakrasaṃvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Lord of Reasoning | Dharmakīrti | person | |||
| Guhyasamāja | buddhist deity | ||||
| gsang ba rdo rje | Sangwa Dorjé | Guhyavajra | buddhist deity | ||
| Hayagrīva | buddhist deity | ||||
| dbu ma | Uma | The Theory of Emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |
| philosophy of emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |||
| Mahāyāna | Doxographical Category | ||||
| byams pa | Jampa | future Buddha, Maitreya | Maitreya | buddhist deity | |
| maṇḍala | Term | ||||
| Nālanda | monastery | ||||
| shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa | Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpa | Perfection of Wisdom | Prajñāpāramitā | Doxographical Category | |
| tshad ma | Tsema | Logic/epistemology | pramāṇa | Doxographical Category | |
| Sarvavid | buddhist deity | ||||
| rgyud | gyü | tantra | Term | ||
| Vairocana | buddhist deity | ||||
| rdo rje theg pa | Dorjé Tekpa | Vajrayāna | Doxographical Category | ||
| Vikramaśīla | monastery | ||||
| Yamāntaka | buddhist deity | ||||
| kun mkhyen pa | Künkhyenpa | Person | |||
| kun mkhyen byang chub ’bum pa | Künkhyen Jangchup Bumpa | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| kun mkhyen blo gros rin chen seng ge | Künkhyen Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| kong po | Kongpo | regional house | |||
| kong po khang tshan | Kongpo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| sku rim | kurim | ritual | Term | ||
| sku rim grwa tshang | Kurim Dratsang | Tantric Ritual College | monastery | ||
| khang tshan | khangtsen | regional house | Term | ||
| khungs | khung | affiliation | Term | ||
| khri pa | tripa | throne-holder | Term | ||
| mkhan po | khenpo | abbot | Term | ||
| mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang | Khedrup Gelek Pelzang | 1385-1438 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan dar | Khedrup Tendar | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan pa dar rgyas | Khedrup Tenpa Dargyé | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| gung ru | Gungru | regional house | |||
| gung ru rgyal mtshan bzang po | Gungru Gyeltsen Zangpo | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| gung ru ba | Gungruwa | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| grwa tshang | dratsang | monastic college | Term | ||
| grwa tshang stod | Dratsang Tö | Tö College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang stod pa | Dratsang Töpa | Töpa College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byas dang smad | Dratsang Jé dang Mé | Jé and Mé Colleges | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byes | Dratsang Jé | Jé College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang blo gsal gling | Dratsang Loselling | Loseling College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang smad | Dratsang Mé | Mé College | monastery | ||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | monastery | |||
| dge lugs | Geluk | organization | |||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | organization | |||
| dge lugs pa’i mtshan nyid grwa tshang | Gelukpé tsennyi dratsang | Gelukpa philosophical college | Term | ||
| dge bshes | geshé | Term | |||
| dge bshes ye shes dbang phyug | Geshé Yeshé Wangchuk | person | |||
| rgya | Gya | monastery | |||
| rgyal ba | Gyelwa | monastery | |||
| rgyal rong | Gyelrong | regional house | |||
| rgyas byes | Gyejé | regional house | |||
| sgo mang | Gomang | monastery | |||
| sgom sde | Gomdé | regional house | |||
| nges ’byung | ngenjung | renunciation | Term | ||
| mnga’ ris | Ngari | regional house | |||
| sngags pa | ngakpa | tantric | Term | ||
| sngags pa grwa tshang | Ngakpa Dratsang | Tantric College | monastery | ||
| chos thog | chötok | ritual cycle | Term | ||
| ’chad nyan pa | chenyenpa | instructor | Term | ||
| ’jang dgun chos | Jang Günchö | Special Winter Interterm | Term | ||
| ’jam dbyangs chos rje | Jamyang Chöjé | 1379-1449 | person | ||
| ’jam dbyangs ’phags pa | Jamyang Pakpa | Person | |||
| gnyal ston dpal ’byor lhun grub | Nyeltön Penjor Lhündrup | 1427-1514 | Person | ||
| gnyal pa | Nyelpa | regional house | |||
| rnying ma | Nyingma | organization | |||
| tā dben | Tawen | regional house | |||
| tre hor | Trehor | regional house | |||
| stod | tö | upper | Term | ||
| stod pa | Töpa | monastery | |||
| tha ’og mgon khang | Taok Gönkhang | Taok Protector Chapel | building | ||
| thabs | tap | technique | Term | ||
| the bo | Tewo | regional house | |||
| thos bsam gling | Tösamling | monastery | |||
| thos bsam nor gling | Tösam Norling | The Jewel-Island for Study and Contemplation | monastery | ||
| de mo bde legs rgya mtsho | Demo Delek Gyatso | d. 1777 | person | ||
| de mo rin po che mdun pa | Demo Rinpoché Dünpa | Seventh Demo Rinpoché | d. 1777 | person | |
| dwags po | Dakpo | regional house | |||
| gdan sa | densa | large monastic academy | Term | ||
| bdag bskyed | dakyé | self-generation ritual | ritual | ||
| bdag ’jug | danjuk | self-initiation ritual | ritual | ||
| bde yangs | Deyang | monastery | |||
| ’du khang | dukhang | assembly hall | Term | ||
| ’dul ba | Dülwa | Monastic Discipline | Doxographical Category | ||
| ’dul ba pa | Dülwapa | Vinaya College | organization | ||
| ’den ma | Denma | regional house | |||
| sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi Sanggyé Gyatso | Person | |||
| bsdus grwa | Düdra | Collected Topics | Doxographical Category | ||
| paṇ chen | Penchen | Person | |||
| dpe klog rgyab pa | pelok gyappa | reading | Term | ||
| dpe khrid | petri | oral commentary on the texts | Term | ||
| dpe cha ba | pechawa | textualist | Term | ||
| spa ti | Pati | regional house | |||
| spo bo | Powo | regional house | |||
| spo bo khang tshan | Powo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| phar phyin | Parchin | Perfection of Wisdom | Doxographical Category | ||
| phur lcog | Purchok | Person | |||
| phur mjal | Purjel | Dagger Blessing | ritual | ||
| phur ba | purba | ritual dagger | Term | ||
| pho lha gnas mi dbang bsod nams stobs rgyal | Polhané Miwang Sönam Topgyel | 1689-1747 | Person | ||
| bya bral | Jadrel | regional house | |||
| byang chub kyi sems | jangchupkyi sem | thought of enlightenment | Term | ||
| byang chub ’bum pa | Jangchup Bumpa | Person | |||
| byams chen chos rje | Jamchen Chöjé | 1354-1435 | person | ||
| byams smon chen mo | Jammön Chenmo | Great Maitreya Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| byes | Jé | monastery | |||
| byes grwa tshang | Jé Dratsang | Jé College | monastery | ||
| byes ’du khang | Jé Dukhang | Jé College Assembly Hall | building | ||
| byes tsang | Jetsang | regional house | |||
| byes tsha | Jetsa | regional house | |||
| bla ma | lama | master | Term | ||
| blo ’dzin | löndzin | memorization | Term | ||
| blo gsal gling | Loselling | monastery | |||
| dbang | wang | empowerment or initiation | Term | ||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | monastery | |||
| ’brong steng | Drongteng | monastery | |||
| ’brom steng | Dromteng | monastery | |||
| sba ti | Bati | regional house | |||
| sbyin sreg | jinsek | burnt-offering ritual | ritual | ||
| mar nyung | Marnyung | regional house | |||
| mi nyag | Minyak | regional house | |||
| mi rigs dpe skrun khang | Mirik Petrünkhang | publisher tibetan | |||
| mus srad pa blo gros rin chen seng ge | Müsepa Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| smad | Mé | monastery | |||
| smad gtsang | Metsang | regional house | |||
| smad tsha | Metsa | regional house | |||
| smad tshang khang tshan | Metsang Khangtsen | Metsang Regional House | regional house | ||
| tsang pa khang tshan | Tsangpa Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| tsong kha pa | Tsongkhapa | 1357-1419 | Person | ||
| rtsed thang | Tsetang | regional house | |||
| rtsod pa | tsöpa | debate | Term | ||
| tsha rdor | Tsador | regional house | |||
| tshul khrims | Tsültrim | person | |||
| tshe dpag lha dgu | Tsepak Lhagu | Nine Long-life Gods | buddhist deity | ||
| tshe dbang rin chen | Tsewang Rinchen | Person | |||
| tshogs | tsok | prayer assembly | Term | ||
| mtshan nyid grwa tshang | tsennyi dratsang | philosophical college | Term | ||
| mdzod | Dzö | Metaphysics/Cosmology | Doxographical Category | ||
| gzhung pa | Zhungpa | regional house | |||
| bzang spyod chen mo | Zangchö Chenmo | Great “Good Conduct” Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| bzang spyod smon lam | Zangchö Mönlam | “Good Conduct” Prayer | festival | ||
| yang dag pa’i lta ba | yangdakpé tawa | right view | Term | ||
| yi dam | yidam | tutelary deity | Term | ||
| yig cha | yikcha | textbook | Term | ||
| yer pa | Yerpa | regional house | |||
| rang byung ba | Rangjungwa | Person | |||
| rong po | Rongpo | regional house | |||
| lwa ba | Lawa | regional house | |||
| lam rim | lamrim | stages of the path | Term | ||
| shag skor | Shakkor | organization | |||
| sher rgyam pa | Shergyampa | Person | |||
| shes rab rgya mtsho | Sherap Gyamtso | Person | |||
| sa skya | Sakya | organization | |||
| sangs rgyas tshul khrims | Sanggyé Tsültrim | Person | |||
| se ra | Sera | monastery | |||
| se ra sngags pa grwa tshang | Sera Ngakpa Dratsang | Sera Tantric College | monastery | ||
| se ra rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan | Sera Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltsen | 1469-1544 | Person | ||
| se ra theg chen gling | Sera Tekchen Ling | monastery | |||
| se ra byes | Sera Jé | monastery | |||
| se ra byes mkhas snyan grwa tshang | Sera Jé Khenyen Dratsang | Sera Jé College of Renowned Scholars | monastery | ||
| slob dpon | loppön | preceptor | Term | ||
| gsang phu | Sangpu | monastery | |||
| gsang phu sne’u thog | Sangpu Neutok | monastery | |||
| bsam lo | Samlo | regional house | |||
| har gdong | Hamdong | regional house | |||
| har gdong khang tshan | Hamdong Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| lha khang | lhakhang | chapel | room | ||
| lha bzang khāng | Lhazang Khang | d. 1717 | Person | ||
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | |||
| lho pa | Lhopa | regional house | |||
| a ra | Ara | regional house | |||
| e pa | Epa | regional house |
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