Trashi Chöling Hermitage

by José Ignacio Cabezón

January 30, 2006

Section 4 of 5

Glossary

Note: These glossary entries are alphabetized by the THL phonetics for each entry. 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
a kha bsod nams bzang po	Akha Sönam Zangpo			b. 17th century	Person
a khu rin po che	Akhu Rinpoché			1803-1875	Person
a ma	ama	mother			Term
a mdo rdo rje sku ’bum	Amdo Dorjé Kumbum				Place
bai ḍūrya ser po	Baidurya Serpo	Yellow Lapis			Tibetan Text Title
sba ri	Bari
sba ri bla brang	Bari Labrang	Bari Lama’s estate			Organization
sba ri bla ma	Bari lama				Person
sba ri rin po che	Bari Rinpoché				Person
sba ri ri khrod	Bari Ritrö	Bari Hermitage			Monastery
bar skor	Barkor				Place
bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang	Böjong Mimang Petrünkhang				Publisher
bod ljongs nang bstan	Böjong Nangten	Tibetan Buddhism			Tibetan Journal Title
spo ’bo ra spyi khang	Bombora Chikhang				Building
phyag stong spyan stong	chaktong chentong		Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara		Buddhist Deity
phyag mdzod	chandzö	administrative head			Term
chab rdzing gling kha	Chapdzing Lingkha	Pond Park			Place
bca’ yig	chayik	constitution			Term
phyi dar	chidar	later propagation period			Term
gcig bu pa	chikbupa	recluse			Term
dpyid kyi rgyal mo’i klu dbyangs	Chikyi Gyelmo Luyang	The Nāga Song of the Queen of Springtime			Tibetan Text Title
’chi med lha khang	Chimé Lhakhang	Chapel of Deathlessness			Building
spyi mi	chimi	representative			Term
chos sdings	Chöding				Monastery
chos sdings ri khrod	Chöding Ritrö	Chöding Hermitage			Monastery
cho ga phyag len	choga chaklen	ritual			Term
chos gos	chögö	yellow ceremonial robe			Term
chos rgyal	Chögyel	Dharmarāja			Buddha
chos rgyal srong btsan sgam po	Chögyel Songtsen Gampo	the Buddhist king (of Tibet) Songtsen Gampo		617-650	Person
chos rgyal khri srong lde’u btsan	Chögyel Trisong Detsen	the Buddhist king (of Tibet) Trisong Detsen		742-796	Person
chos khang rtse ba dgon pa	Chökhang Tsewa Gönpa	Chökhang Tsewa Monastery			Monastery
chos kyi rdo rje	Chökyi Dorjé			b. 18th century?	Person
chos kyi seng ge	Chökyi Senggé				Person
chos skyong	chökyong	protector deity			Term
chos me khang	chömé khang	butter-lamp offering house			Term
mchod mjal	chönjel	worship			Term
chos ’khor dus chen	Chönkhor Düchen	Festival of the Turning of the Wheel of the Doctrine			Festival
chos rwa	chöra	Dharma enclosure or Dharma courtyard			Term
mchod rten	chöten		stūpa		Monument
mchod rten dkar chung	Chöten Karchung	Little White Stūpa			Monument
chos thog	chötok	ritual cycle			Term
chos mtshams	chötsam	doctrine retreat			Term
chos gzhis	chözhi	estate lands			Term
chu mo yos	chumo yö	female-water-hare (year)			Date
chu bzang	chupzang	good waters			Term
chu bzang	Chupzang				Monastery
chu bzang dgon	Chupzang Gön	Chupzang Nunnery			Monastery
chu bzang ye shes rgya mtsho	Chupzang Yeshé Gyatso			1789-1856	Person
ḍākinī	dakini	ḍākinī			Term
bdag bskyed	dakkyé	self-generation			Term
dwags po grwa tshang	Dakpo Dratsang	Dakpo College			Monastery
da lai bla ma	Dalai Lama				Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuksumpa	the Thirteenth Dalai Lama		1876-1933	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa thub bstan rgya mtsho	Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuksumpa Tupten Gyatso	the Thirteenth Dalai Lama Tupten Gyatso		1876-1933	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu bzhi pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuzhipa	the Fourteenth Dalai Lama		b. 1935	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng drug pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Drukpa	the Sixth Dalai Lama		1683-1706	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng bdun pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Dünpa	the Seventh Dalai Lama		1708-1757	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng bdun pa bskal bzang rgya mtsho	Dalai Lama Kutreng Dünpa Kelzang Gyatso	the Seventh Dalai Lama Kelzang Gyatso		1708-1757	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng dgu pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Gupa	the Ninth Dalai Lama		1806-1815	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng brgyad pa ’jam dpal rgya mtsho	Dalai Lama Kutreng Gyepa Jampel Gyatso	the Eighth Dalai Lama Jampel Gyatso		1758-1804	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng lnga pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Ngapa	the Fifth Dalai Lama		1617-1682	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng lnga pa ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho	Dalai Lama Kutreng Ngapa Ngawang Lozang Gyatso	the Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lozang Gyatso		1617-1682	Person
da lai bla ma sku phreng gsum pa	Dalai Lama Kutreng Sumpa	the Third Dalai Lama		1543-1588	Person
dā ma	dama				Term
dā ma la nyag	Damala Nyak				Place
dam chen chos rgyal	Damchen Chögyel	Dharmarāja			Buddha
bdag ’jug	danjuk	self-initiation			Term
de bi ko ṭi	Debi Koti	Debikoṭi			Place
bde chen pho brang	Dechen Podrang	Palace of Great Bliss			Room
bde mchog	Demchok	Cakrasaṃvara			Buddha
bde mchog gi pho brang	Demchokgi Podrang	Palace of Cakrasaṃvara			Place
bde mchog bla mchod	Demchok Lachö	Offering to the Master Based on the Deity Cakrasaṃvara			Ritual
bde mchog bla ri	Demchok Lari	Soul Mountain of Demchok			Place
de mo sku phreng brgyad pa ngag dbang blo bzang thub bstan ’jigs med rgya mtsho	Demo Kutreng Gyepa Ngawang Lozang Tupten Jikmé Gyatso	the eighth Demo incarnation Ngawang Lozang Tupten Jikmé Gyatso		1778-1819	Person
gdan sa	densa	seats of learning			Term
gdan sa gsum	Densa Sum	the three great Geluk seats of learning
sde srid	desi	regent			Term
sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho	Desi Sanggyé Gyatso			1653-1705	Person
sdig pa chen po	dikpa chenpo	great sin			Term
rdo cung cong zhi’i phug pa	Dochung Chongzhi Pukpa	Cavern of Dochung Chongzhi			Place
dog bde	Dodé				Place
rdo gter	Dodé				Place
dog sde lho smon	Dodé Lhomön				Place
dog sde	Dokdé	Dodé			Place
mdo skal bzang	Do Kelzang	Sūtra of Good Fortune			Tibetan Text Title
rdo sku	doku	stone image			Term
rdo ring	Doring				Clan
rdo rje ’jigs byed	Dorjé Jikjé		Vajrabhairava		Buddha
rdo rje rnal ’byor ma	Dorjé Neljorma	Vajrayoginī			Buddha
rdo rje sems dpa’	Dorjé Sempa	Vajrasattva			Buddha
rdo rje shugs ldan	Dorjé Shukden				Buddha
rdo rje btsun mo	Dorjé Tsünmo				Buddha
rdo rje g.yu sgron ma	Dorjé Yudrönma				Buddha
sgra ’dzin chu mig	Dradzin Chumik	Sound-Catcher (or Ear) Spring			Place
drag phyogs kyi las	drakchokkyi lé	wrathful magical powers			Term
brag mchod sa	Drak Chösa	Offering Place Cave			Place
brag ri	drakri	crag			Term
brag ri	Drakri				Monastery
brag ri rgya mtsho mtha’ yas	Drakri Gyatso Tayé				Person
brag ri sku phreng gnyis pa rgya mtsho chos ’byor	Drakri Kutreng Nyipa Gyatso Chönjor	the second Drakri incarnation Gyatso Chönjor		b. 19th century	Person
brag ri bla brang	Drakri Labrang	Drakri Lama’s estate			Organization
brag ri bla ma	Drakri lama				Person
brag ri rin po che	Drakri Rinpoché				Person
brag ri ri khrod	Drakri Ritrö	Drakri Hermitage			Monastery
brag ri sprul sku	Drakri Trülku	Drakri incarnation			Person
brag ri sprul sku blo bzang theg mchog dbang po	Drakri Trülku Lozang Tekchok Wangpo	the Drakri incarnation Lozang Tekchok Wangpo			Person
’dra sku	draku	simulacrum (type of statue)			Term
drang nges legs bshad snying po	Drangngé Lekshé Nyingpo	The Essence of Eloquence that Distinguishes between the Provisional and Definitive Meaning			Tibetan Text Title
grwa bzhi	Drapchi				Building
grwa bzhi lha khang	Drapchi Lhakhang	Drapchi Temple			Building
grwa tshang byes	Dratsang Jé	Jé College			Monastery
grwa tshang smad	Dratsang Mé	Mé College			Monastery
’bras spungs	Drepung				Monastery
grog mo chu mig	Drokmo Chumik	Ravine Spring			Place
’brog pa	drokpa	nomad			Term
sgrol chog	Drölchok	Tārā Ritual			Ritual
sgrol ma	Drölma	Tārā			Buddha
sgrol ma lha khang	Drölma Lhakhang	Tārā Chapel			Building
grong smad	Drongmé				Place
drug pa tshe bzhi	Drukpa Tsezhi	Sixth-Month Fourth-Day			Festival
drung pa rin po che	Drungpa Rinpoché			fl. 17th century	Person
drung pa brtson ’grus rgyal mtshan	Drungpa Tsöndrü Gyeltsen			fl. 17th century	Person
sgrub sde	drupdé	practice-center			Term
sgrub grwa	drupdra	practice center			Term
sgrub khang	drupkhang	meditation hut			Term
sgrub khang dge legs rgya mtsho	Drupkhang Gelek Gyatso			1641-1713	Person
sgrub khang bla brang	Drupkhang Labrang	Drupkhang Lama’s estate			Organization
sgrub khang bla ma	Drupkhang lama				Person
sgrub khang pa	Drupkhangpa			1641-1713	Person
sgrub khang ri khrod	Drupkhang Ritrö	Drupkhang Hermitage			Monastery
sgrub khang sprul sku	Drupkhang Trülku	Drupkhang incarnation			Person
sgrub phug	druppuk	meditation cave			Term
sgrub thabs	druptap	ritual method of realization			Term
grub thob lha khang	Druptop Lhakhang	Siddha Chapel			Room
gdugs dkar	Dukar				Buddha
’du khang	dukhang	assembly hall			Term
dus ’khor	Dükhor	Kālacakra			Buddha
gdugs pa’i bla ri	Dukpé Lari	the Parasol Soul Mountain			Place
gdugs yur dgon	Dukyur Gön				Monastery
dung dkar blo bzang ’phrin las	Dungkar Lozang Trinlé			1927-1997	Person
dung dkar rin po che	Dungkar Rinpoché			1927-1997	Person
dung dkar tshig mdzod	Dungkar Tsikdzö	Dungkar Dictionary			Tibetan Text Title
dung dkar tshig mdzod chen mo	Dungkar Tsikdzö Chenmo	The Great Dungkar Dictionary			Tibetan Text Title
gdung rten	dungten	funerary stūpa			Term
dur khrod	durtrö	cemetery			Term
’dzam gling rgyas bshad	Dzamling Gyeshé	Extensive Explanation of the World			Tibetan Text Title
mdzo	dzo				Term
dben gnas	ené	solitary site			Term
dben sa	ensa	solitary place			Term
dben sa pa	ensapa	recluse			Term
dben sa pa	Ensapa	Ensapa		1504/5-1565/6	Person
dben sa pa blo bzang don grub	Ensapa Lozang Döndrup			1504/5-1565/6	Person
dga’ chos dbyings	Gachö Ying				Room
dga’ spyod dbyings	Gachö Ying				Room
dga’ ldan	Ganden				Monastery
dga ldan chos ’nyung bai ḍūrya ser po	Ganden Chönyung Baidurya Serpo	Yellow Lapis: A History of the Ganden [School]			Tibetan Text Title
dga’ ldan lnga mchod	Ganden Ngamchö	the Ganden Feast of the 25th			Festival
dga’ ldan pho brang	Ganden Podrang	Ganden Palace			Organization
dga’ ldan khri pa	Ganden tripa	throne-holder of Ganden			Term
gar	gar	dance			Term
gar dgon bsam gtan gling	Gargön Samten Ling	Dance Gompa: Place of Meditative Equipoise			Monastery
gar dgon bsam gtan gling gi lo rgyus mun sel mthong ba don ldan	Gargön Samten Linggi Logyü Münsel Tongwa Dönden	A History of Gargön Samten Ling: Clearing Away Darkness, Meaningful to Behold			Tibetan Text Title
gar lo	Garlo	A History of Garu [Nunnery]			Tibetan Text Title
ga ru	Garu				Monastery
ga ru	Garu	dance			Term
ga ru dgon pa	Garu Gönpa	Garu Nunnery			Monastery
dge slong	gelong	fully-ordained monk			Term
dge lugs	Geluk				Organization
dge lugs pa	Gelukpa				Organization
’gyed	gep	money offering to monks			Term
dge bshes	geshé				Term
dge bshes brag dkar ba	Geshé Drakkarwa			1032-1111	Person
dge bshes pha bong khar grags pa	Geshé Pabongkhar drakpa	“Geshé Pabongkha”			Person
dge bshes seng ge	Geshé Senggé			d. 1990s	Person
dge bshes ye shes dbang phyug	Geshé Yeshé Wangchuk			b. 20th century	Person
sgom chen	gomchen	meditator			Term
sgom sde nam kha’ rgyal mtshan	Gomdé Namkha Gyeltsen			1532-1592	Person
sgom sde pa	Gomdepa			1532-1592	Person
mgon dkar	Gönkar	White Mahākāla			Buddha
mgon khang	gönkhang	protector deity chapel			Term
dgon pa	gönpa	monastery			Term
dgon pa gsar	Gönpasar				Monastery
dgon pa gsar	gönpa sar	new monastery			Term
dgon pa gsar sku phreng dang po ngag dbang don grub	Gönpasar Kutreng Dangpo Ngawang Döndrup	first Gönpasar incarnation Ngawang Döndrup		18th century	Person
dgon pa gsar ri khrod	Gönpasar Ritrö	Gönpasar Hermitage			Monastery
mgon po	Gönpo	Mahākāla			Buddha
mgon po a gho	Gönpo Agho				Buddha
mgon po phyag drug	Gönpo Chakdruk	Six-Armed Mahākāla			Buddha
mgon po gtor rgyag	Gönpo Torgyak	Throwing of the Torma to Mahākāla			Ritual
sgo gnyer	gonyer	temple attendant			Term
sgo srung	gosung	door-keeper			Term
dgun nyi ldog gi cho ga	Gün Nyidokgi Choga	Winter Solstice Ritual			Ritual
gu ru rin po che	Guru Rinpoché			8th century	Person
brgya	gya	hundred			Term
rgya res	Gyaré				Buddha
rgya res tshoms chen	Gyaré Tsomchen				Building
rgya mtsho mtha’ yas	Gyatso Tayé				Person
brgyad	gyé	eight			Term
rgyal chen karma ’phrin las	Gyelchen Karma Trinlé				Buddha
rgyal mo tshe ring bkra shis	Gyelmo Tsering Trashi	Queen Tsering Trashi		18th century	Person
rgyal rabs gsal ba’i me long	Gyelrap Selwé Melong	The Clear Mirror: A Royal History			Tibetan Text Title
rgyal rong khang tshan	Gyelrong Khangtsen	Gyelrong Regional House			Monastery Subunit
rgyal tshab rje	Gyeltsapjé			1364-1432	Person
rgyal ba lnga pa chen po	Gyelwa Ngapa Chenpo	the Great Fifth Dalai Lama		1617-1682	Person
rgyal ba’i rigs lnga bla ri	Gyelwé Riknga Lari	Soul Mountain of the Buddhas of the Five Families			Place
rgyugs	gyuk	examination			Term
rgyud smad	Gyümé	Lower Tantric [College]			Monastery
rgyud smad grwa tshang	Gyümé Dratsang	The Lower Tantric College			Monastery
rgyun ja	gyünja	daily tea or prayer			Term
rgyud stod	Gyütö	Upper Tantric [College]			Monastery
ha ha rgod pa’i dur khrod	Haha Göpé Durtrö				Place
har gdong khang tshan	Hamdong Khangtsen	Hamdong Regional House			Monastery Subunit
hwa shang	Hashang				Person
ja bdun dang thug pa gnyis	ja dün dang tukpa nyi	seven teas and two soups			Term
byams chen chos rje	Jamchen Chöjé			1354-1435	Person
byams khang	Jamkhang	Maitreya Chapel			Room
byams pa	Jampa	Maitreya			Buddha
byams pa gling	Jampa Ling				Monastery
byams pa bstan ’dzin ’phrin las rgya mtsho	Jampa Tendzin Trinlé Gyatso			1878-1941	Person
byams pa thub bstan rin po che	Jampa Tupten Rinpoché			20th century	Person
’jam dpal bla ri	Jampel Lari	Mañjuśrī Peak			Place
’jam dpal dbyangs kyi bla ri	Jampelyangkyi Lari	the Soul-Mountain of Mañjuśrī			Place
’jam dbyangs grags pa	Jamyang Drakpa				Person
byang	Jang	Northern Tibet			Place
byang chos ’khor gling	Jang Chökhor Ling				Monastery
byang chub chos ’phel	Jangchup Chöpel			1756-1838	Person
byes	Jé				Monastery
byes ’du khang	Jé Dukhang	Jé College Assembly Hall			Building
byes sgom sde khang tshan	Jé Gomdé Khangtsen	Jé Gomdé Regional House			Monastery Subunit
byes har gdong khang tshan	Jé Hamdong Khangtsen	Hamdong Regional House of the Jé College			Monastery Subunit
byes mkhan po rgyal mtshan don grub	Jé Khenpo Gyeltsen Döndrup			17th century	Person
rje shes rab seng ge	Jé Sherap Senggé			1383-1445	Person
rje btsun bla ma ngag dbang rnam grol	Jetsün Lama Ngawang Namdröl				Person
rje btsun nam mkha’ spyod sgrol rdor dbang mo	Jetsün Namkhachö Dröldor Wangmo	Jetsün (or Khachö) Dröldor Wangmo			Person
rje gzigs pa lnga ldan	Jé Zikpa Ngaden	Five Visions of the Lord (Tsongkhapa)			Painting Series
’jigs byed kyi me long	Jikjekyi Melong	Mirror of Vajrabhairava			Place
’jigs byed lha bcu gsum	Jikjé Lha Chuksum	Thirteen-Deity Vajrabhairava			Buddha
byin can	jinchen	blessed			Term
sbyin bdag	jindak	patron			Term
byin rlabs	jinlap	blessing			Term
jo khang	Jokhang				Monastery
’jog po	Jokpo				Monastery
’jog po bla brang	Jokpo Labrang	Jokpo Lama’s estate			Organization
’jog po bla brang	Jokpo Labrang	Jokpo Lama’s residence			Organization
’jog po ngag dbang bstan ’dzin	Jokpo Ngawang Tendzin			b. 1748	Person
’jog po rin po che	Jokpo Rinpoché			b. 1748	Person
’jog po ri khrod	Jokpo Ritrö	Jokpo Hermitage			Monastery
’jog ri ngag dbang bstan ’dzin	Jokri Ngawang Tendzin			b. 1748	Person
jo mo si si	Jomo Sisi				Place
jo ston bsod nams rgyal mtshan	Jotön Sönam Gyeltsen			17th century	Person
jo bo	jowo	the Lord			Term
jo bo mi bskyod rdo rje	Jowo Mikyö Dorjé				Buddha
bka’ babs bu chen brgyad	kabap buchen gyé	eight great close disciples			Term
bka’ babs ming can brgyad	Kabap Mingchen Gyé	the “eight great ones who were named to receive the oral instructions”
bka’ gdams lha khang	Kadam Lhakhang	Kadam Chapel			Room
bka’ gdams pa	Kadampa				Organization
kang shi	Kangshi	Kangxi		1654-1722	Person
bskang gso	kangso	propitiation ritual			Ritual
bka’ ’gyur	Kangyur	Scriptures			Tibetan Text Collection
bka’ ’gyur lha khang	Kangyur lhakhang	Scripture Temple			Building
dkar chag	karchak	inventory			Term
dkar chag	karchak	catalogue			Term
bka’ brgyud	Kargyü				Organization
ka ring	karing	long pillar			Term
ka thung	katung	short pillar			Term
mkhas grub rje	Kedrupjé			1385-1438	Person
bskal bzang rgya mtsho	Kelzang Gyatso			1708-1757	Person
ke’u tshang	keutsang	cave, cavern, or overhang			Term
ke’u tshang	Keutsang				Monastery
ke’u tshang ’jam dbyangs blo gsal	Keutsang Jamyang Losel				Person
ke’u tshang sku phreng dang po byams pa smon lam	Keutsang Kutreng Dangpo Jampa Mönlam	the first Keutsang incarnation Jampa Mönlam		d. 1790	Person
ke’u tshang sku phreng lnga pa	Keutsang Kutreng Ngapa	the fifth Keutsang incarnation			Person
ke’u tshang sku phreng gnyis pa	Keutsang Kutreng Nyipa	the second Keutsang incarnation		b. 1791	Person
ke’u tshang sku phreng gnyis pa blo bzang ’jam dbyangs smon lam	Keutsang Kutreng Nyipa Lozang Jamyang Mönlam	the second Keutsang incarnation Lozang Jamyang Mönlam		b. 1791	Person
ke’u tshang bla brang	Keutsang Labrang	Keutsang Lama’s estate			Monastery
ke’u tshang bla ma	Keutsang Lama				Person
ke’u tshang nub	Keutsang Nup	Keutsang West			Monastery
ke’u tshang nub ri khrod	Keutsang Nup Ritrö	Keutsang West Hermitage			Monastery
ke’u tshang ri khrod	Keutsang Ritrö	Keutsang Hermitage			Monastery
ke’u tshang shar	Keutsang Shar	Keutsang East			Monastery
ke’u tshang shar ri khrod	Keutsang Shar Ritrö	Keutsang East Hermitage			Monastery
ke’u tshang sprul sku	Keutsang Trülku	Keutsang incarnation			Person
mkha’ spyod dbyings	Khachö Ying				Room
khams	Kham				Place
khang tshan	khangtsen	regional house			Term
mkhar rdo	Khardo				Monastery
mkhar rdo sgrub sde gsum	Khardo Drupdé Sum	the three practice centers of kardo			Monastery
mkhar rdo sku phreng drug pa ’jam dpal thub bstan nyan grags rgya mtsho	Khardo Kutreng Drukpa Jampel Tupten Nyendrak Gyatso	the sixth Khardo incarnation Jampel Tupten Nyendrak Gyatso		1909/12?-1956?	Person
mkhar rdo sku phreng bdun pa ’jam dpal bstan ’dzin nyan grags rgya mtsho	Khardo Kutreng Dünpa Jampel Tendzin Nyendrak Gyatso	the seventh Khardo incarnation Jampel Tendzin Nyendrak Gyatso			Person
mkhar rdo sku phreng lnga pa jam dbyangs chos kyi dbang phyug	Khardo Kutreng Ngapa Jamyang Chökyi Wangchuk	the fifth Khardo incarnation Jamyang Chökyi Wangchuk		19th-20th centuries	Person
mkhar rdo sku phreng gsum pa chos kyi rdo rje	Khardo Kutreng Sumpa Chökyi Dorjé	the third Khardo incarnation Chökyi Dorjé		b. 18th century	Person
mkhar rdo sku phreng gsum pa rigs ’dzin chos kyi rdo rje	Khardo Kutreng Sumpa Rikdzin Chökyi Dorjé	the third Khardo incarnation Rikdzin Chökyi Dorjé			Person
mkhar rdo sku phreng bzhi pa padma dga’ ba’i rdo rje	Khardo Kutreng Zhipa Pema Gawé Dorjé	the fourth Khardo incarnation Pema Gawé Dorjé		19th century	Person
mkhar rdo bla brang	Khardo Labrang	Khardo Lama’s estate			Organization
mkhar rdo bla ma	Khardo Lama				Person
mkhar rdo rin po che	Khardo Rinpoché				Person
mkhar rdo ri khrod	Khardo Ritrö	Khardo Hermitage			Monastery
mkhar rdo gshin rje ’khrul ’khor	Khardo Shinjé Trülkhor	Khardo (Hermitage’s) Lord of Death Machine			Term
mkhar rdo srong btsan	Khardo Songtsen				Buddha
mkhar rdo tshoms chen	Khardo Tsomchen	Khardo Assembly Hall			Room
mkhar rdo mthun mchod	Khardo Tünchö				Festival
mkhar rdo ba	Khardowa				Person
mkhar rdo ba	Khardowa				Person
mkhar rdo bzod pa rgya mtsho	Khardo Zöpa Gyatso			1672-1749	Person
khal	khel	a unit of weight/volume equal to about 25-30 lbs.			Term
mkhan ngag dbang bstan ’dzin	Khen Ngawang Tendzin				Person
’khon ston	Khöntön			1561-1637	Person
’khon ston dpal ’byor lhun grub	Khöntön Peljor Lhündrup			1561-1637	Person
kong po jo rdzong	Kongpo Jodzong				Place
sku mkhar	kukhar	castle			Term
sku mkhar ma ru	Kukhar Maru	Maru Castle			Building
kun rig rnam par snang mdzad	Künrik Nampar Nangdzé	Sarvavid Vairocana			Buddha
sku rim grwa tshang	kurim dratsang	ritual college			Term
sku bzhi khang	Kuzhi Khang	Chapel of the Four Statues			Room
bla brang	labrang	lama’s estate			Term
bla ma	lama				Term
bla ma mchod pa tshog	Lama Chöpa Tsok	Offering-Ritual to the Lama			Ritual
bla ma zhang	Lama Zhang			1123-1193	Person
lam rim	lamrim	graded stages of the path			Term
lam rim bde lam	Lamrim Delam	The Easy Path: A Lamrim			Tibetan Text Title
lam rim ’jam dpal zhal lung	Lamrim Jampel Zhellung	The Revelations of Mañjuśrī: A Lamrim			Tibetan Text Title
glang dar ma	Langdarma			d. 842	Person
bla ri	lari	soul mountain			Term
las rung	lerung	enabling retreat			Term
lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje	Lhalung Pelgyi Dorjé			9th century	Person
lha mo	Lhamo				Buddha
lha mo khar	Lhamokhar				Place
lha mo nyi ma gzhon nu	Lhamo Nyima Zhönnu				Buddha
lha mo nyi gzhon	Lhamo Nyizhön				Buddha
lha btsun rin po che	Lhaptsün Rinpoché				Person
lha btsun rin po che’i bla brang	Lhaptsün Rinpoché Labrang	Lhaptsün Rinpoché’s estate			Organization
lha btsun rin po che’i bla brang	Lhaptsün Rinpoché Labrang	estate of Lhaptsün Rinpoché			Organization
lha sa	Lhasa				Place
lha sa’i dgon tho	Lhasé Gönto	A Catalogue of the Monasteries of Lhasa			Tibetan Text Title
lha sa’i dgon tho rin chen spungs rgyan	Lhasé Gönto Rinchen Punggyen	A Catalogue of the Monasteries of Lhasa: A Heap of Jewels			Tibetan Text Title
lha bzang	Lhazang			d. 1717	Person
lha bzang khāng	Lhazang Khang	Lhazang Khan		d. 1717	Person
lho pa khang tshan	Lhopa Khangtsen	Lhopa Regional House			Monastery Subunit
li thang	Litang				Place
klong rdol bla ma ngag dbang blo bzang	Longdöl Lama Ngawang Lozang			1719-1794	Person
slob dpon	loppön	senior teacher			Term
lo gsar	Losar	New Year			Festival
blo bzang sgom chung	Lozang Gomchung	Lozang the Little Meditator			Person
blo bzang ye shes bstan ’dzin rgya mtsho	Lozang Yeshé Tendzin Gyatso			1901-1981	Person
ma cig lab sgron	Machik Lapdrön			12th century	Person
ma ṇi bka’ ’bum	Mani Kabum	The Compendium on the Maṇi [Mantra]			Tibetan Text Title
ma ṇi ’khor lo	mani khorlo	mani wheel			Term
ma ṇi lha khang	mani lhakhang	mani [wheel] temple			Term
dmar gdung	mardung	mummified corpse			Term
smad	Mé				Monastery
smad ’du khang	Mé Dukhang	Mé College Assembly Hall			Building
smad bla zur blo bzang don grub	Mé Lazur Lozang Döndrup				Person
me mo phag	memopak	female-fire-pig (year)			Date
maṇḍala	mendel	maṇḍala			Term
sman bla	Menla	Medicine Buddha			Buddha
sman bla	Menla	Medicine Buddha			Ritual
sman bla bde gshegs brgyad	Menla Deshek Gyé	Ritual of the Eight Medicine Buddhas			Ritual
sman bla bde gshegs brgyad	Menla Deshek Gyé	Eight Medicine Buddhas			Buddha
sman bla yid bzhin dbang rgyal	Menla Yizhin Wanggyel	Medicine Buddha [Ritual]: Yizhin Wanggyel			Ritual
me tog char babs	metog charbap	rained flowers			Term
mes dbon	Mewön				Person
mi chos gtsang ma bcu drug	michö tsangma chudruk	sixteen rules of purity for the populace			Term
mi la’i brag	Milé Drak	Cave of Mila			Cave
mi ser	miser	serf			Term
mi dbang byams pa	Miwang Jampa	Maitreya as Lord of Men			Buddha
mi g.yo ba	Miyowa	Acala			Buddha
mo barha nyag	Mo Barha Nyak				Place
rmog tho ’go	Moktogo				Place
na chung rtse mo ri	Nachung Tsemo Ri				Place
nag chu	Nakchu				Place
nag chu zhabs brtan dgon pa	Nakchu Zhapten Gönpa				Monastery
nag ril chen po zhig	nakril chenpo zhik	a large dark shape			Term
rnam grol lag bcangs	Namdröl Lakchang	Liberation in Our Hands			Tibetan Text Title
rnam rgyal	Namgyel				Monastery
nam mkha’ rgyal mtshan	Namkha Gyeltsen			1532-1592	Person
rnam sras	Namsé	Vaiśravana			Buddha
rnam sras bang mdzod	Namsé Bangdzö	Treasure-House of Vaiśravaṇa			Room
nang rten gtso bo	nangten tsowo	main inner image(s)			Term
na ro mkha’ spyod ma	Naro Kachöma				Buddha
na ro mkha’ spyod ma’i bdag ’jug	Naro Khachömé Danjuk	Self-initiation Ritual of Naro Khachöma			Ritual
gnas bcu lha khang	Nechu Lhakhang	Temple of the Sixteen Arhats			Building
gnas chung	Nechung				Buddha
gnas bdag	nedak	site deity			Term
gnas sgo gdong	Negodong				Monastery
gnas sgo gdong ri khrod	Negodong Hermitage				Monastery
gnas kyi bla ma	nekyi lama	head lama			Term
rnal ’byor ma’i bdag ’jug	Neljormé Danjuk	Self-Initiation Ritual of Vajrayoginī			Ritual
gnas mo	Nemo				Place
gnas nang	Nenang				Monastery
gnas nang dgon pa	Nenang Gönpa	Nenang Nunnery			Monastery
gnas nang ri khrod	Nenang Ritrö	Nenang Hermitage			Monastery
gnas ri	neri	mountain-abode			Term
gnas brtan phyag mchod	Neten Chakchö	Offering of Homage to the (Sixteen) Arhats			Ritual
gnas brtan bcu drug	Neten Chudruk	Sixteen Arhats			Ritual
gnas brtan bcu drug	Neten Chudruk	Sixteen Arhats			Buddha
gnas brtan bla ri	Neten Lari	the Soul-Mountain of the Arhats			Place
gnas rtsa chen po	né tsa chenpo	a holy site			Term
sngags	ngak	mantra			Term
sngags pa	ngakpa	tantric priest			Term
sngags pa grwa tshang	Ngakpa Dratsang	Tantric College			Monastery
ngag dbang byams pa	Ngawang Jampa			1682-1762	Person
ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho	Ngawang Lozang Gyatso			1617-1682	Person
ngag dbang sman rgyal	Ngawang Mengyal			20th century	Person
ngul gyi par khang	ngülgyi parkhang	money printing press			Term
nor bu gling kha	Norbu Lingkha				Place
nyang bran	Nyangdren				Place
nyang bran rgyal chen	Nyangdren Gyelchen				Buddha
bsnyen pa	nyenpa	approximation retreat			Term
gnyer pa	nyerpa	manager			Term
gnyer tshang	nyertsang	manager’s room			Term
nye ba’i gnas bzhi	nyewé né zhi	Four Principal Sites			Place
rnying	nying	old			Term
snying khrag	nyingdrak	heart’s-blood			Term
rnying ma	Nyingma				Organization
rnying ma sgrub grwa	Nyingma drupdra	Nyingma practice center			Term
rnying ma bla ma	Nyingma lama				Term
rnying ma pa	Nyingmapa				Organization
nyi ’od pho brang	Nyiwö Podrang	Palace of the Rays of the Sun			Room
smyung gnas	nyungné	fasting ritual			Ritual
’ol khar	Ölkhar	Ölkhar			Place
oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ	om mani peme hum	oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ			Mantra
’od zer phung po che	Özer Pungpoché	Great Heap of Light			Place
pha bong	Pabong	The Boulder			Building
pha bong kha	Pabongkha				Monastery
pha bong kha	Pabongkha	The Boulder House			Building
pha bong kha bde chen snying po	Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo			1878-1941	Person
pha bong kha rgya mtsho mtha’ yas	Pabongkha Gyatso Tayé			b. 18th century	Person
pha bong kha bla brang	Pabongkha Labrang	Pabongkha Lama’s estate			Organization
pha bong kha pa	Pabongkhapa			1878-1941	Person
pha bong kha rin po che	Pabongkha Rinpoché			1878-1941	Person
pha bong kha ri khrod	Pabongkha Ritrö	Pabongkha Hermitage			Monastery
pha bong kha sprul sku	Pabongkha Trülku	Pabongkha incarnation			Person
pha bong kha’i dkar chag	Pabongkhé Karchak	A Catalogue of Pabongkha			Tibetan Text Title
pha dam pa	Pa Dampa			b. 11th century	Person
pha dam pa sangs rgyas	Pa Dampa Sanggyé			b. 11th century	Person
dpa’ grong shag pa	Padrong Shakpa				Clan
phag mo gru pa	Pakmo Drupa				Organization
’phags pa	Pakpa			1235-1280	Person
’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa’i mdo	Pakpa Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpa Gyetongpé Do	Eight Thousand-Line Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra	Āryāṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra		Tibetan Text Title
spang lung	Panglung				Monastery
spangs lung sku phreng dang po blo bzang thugs rje	Panglung Kutreng Dangpo Lozang Tukjé	the first Panglung incarnation Lozang Tukjé		1770-ca. 1835	Person
spang lung ri khrod	Panglung Ritrö	Panglung Hermitage			Monastery
dpe cha ba	pechawa	textualist			Term
dpal ldan lha mo	Pelden Lhamo				Buddha
dpal ’byor rab rgyas	Peljor Rapgyé			1604-1669	Person
dpal lha mo	Pel Lhamo				Buddha
padma ’byung gnas	Pema Jungné	Padmasambhava		8th century	Person
paṇ chen bde legs nyi ma	Penchen Delek Nyima			16th century	Person
paṇ chen sku phreng gsum pa	Penchen Kutreng Sumpa	the Third Penchen Lama			Person
paṇ chen bla ma	Penchen Lama				Person
paṇ chen blo bzang ye shes	Penchen Lozang Yeshé			1663-1737	Person
’phan po	Penpo				Place
dpe mtshams	petsam	textual retreat			Term
pho brang ngos	podrang ngö	the actual palace			Term
pho lha nas	Polhané			1689-1747	Person
po ta la	Potala				Building
po to ba rin chen gsal	Potowa Rinchen Sel			1027/31-1105	Person
’pho ba	powa	transition of consciousness			Term
phun tshogs rab rgyas	Püntsok Rapgyé			20th century	Person
phun tshogs ’phrin las	Püntsok Trinlé			20th century	Person
phur bu lcog	Purbuchok				Monastery
phur bu lcog ri khrod	Purbuchok Ritrö				Monastery
phur lcog	Purchok				Monastery
phur lcog sku phreng dang po ngag dbang byams pa	Purchok Kutreng Dangpo Ngawang Jampa	the first Purchok incarnation Ngawang Jampa		1682-1762	Person
phur lcog sku phreng gnyis pa blo bzang byams pa	Purchok Kutreng Nyipa Lozang Jampa	the second Purchok incarnation Lozang Jampa		1763-1823	Person
phur lcog sku phreng gsum pa blo bzang tshul khrims byams pa rgya mtsho	Purchok Kutreng Sumpa Lozang Tsültrim Jampa Gyatso	the third Purchok incarnation Lozang Tsültrim Jampa Gyatso		1825-1901	Person
phur lcog sku phreng gsum pa yongs ’dzin byams pa rgya mtsho	Purchok Kutreng Sumpa Yongdzin Jampa Gyatso	the third Purchok incarnation Yongdzin Jampa Gyatso			Person
phur lcog bla brang	Purchok Labrang	Purchok Lama’s estate			Organization
phur lcog bla ma	Purchok lama				Person
phur lcog blo bzang tshul khrims byams pa rgya mtsho	Purchok Lozang Tsültrim Jampa Gyatso			1825-1901	Person
phur lcog ngag dbang byams pa	Purchok Ngawang Jampa			1682-1762	Person
phur lcog ri	Purchok Ri	Purchok Mountain			Place
phur lcog rigs gsum byang chub gling gi byung ba mdo tsam brjod pa	Purchok Riksum Jangchup Linggi Jungwa Dotsam Jöpa	A Brief Explanation of the History of Purchok Riksum Jangchup Ling			Tibetan Text Title
phur lcog rigs gsum byang chub gling gi byung ba mdo tsam brjod pa dad gsum ’dren pa’i lcags kyu	Purchok Riksum Jangchup Linggi Jungwa Dotsam Jöpa Desum Drenpé Chakkyu	A Brief History of Purchok Riksum Jangchup Ling: A Hook to Draw in the Three Types of Faith			Tibetan Text Title
phur lcog rin po che	Purchok Rinpoché				Person
phur lcog ri khrod	Purchok Ritrö	Purchok Hermitage			Monastery
phur byung	Purjung	A Brief History of Purchok			Tibetan Text Title
rwa sgreng	Radreng			d. 1947	Person
rwa sgreng sku sgreng lnga pa	Radreng Kutreng Ngapa	the fifth Radreng incarnation		d. 1947	Person
rwa sgreng rin po che	Radreng Rinpoché			d. 1947	Person
ra kha brag	Rakhadrak				Monastery
ra kha brag a zhu bsod nams	Rakhadrak Azhu Sönam			b. 17th century	Person
ra kha brag ri khrod	Rakhadrak Ritrö	Rakhadrak Hermitage			Monastery
ra mo che	Ramoché	Great Female Goat [Temple]			Building
rang byon	rangjön	self-arisen image			Term
rab byung	rapjung	calendrical cycle			Term
rab gsal	rapsel	sun room			Term
ra sa	Rasa				Place
ri	ri	the mountain			Term
ri chen gsum	Richen Sum	Three Great Mountains			Place
ri ’go sgo ma	Rigo Goma				Place
rigs ’dzin chos kyi rdo rje	Rikdzin Chökyi Dorjé			b. 1790?	Person
ri ’khor	rikhor	mountain circumambulation
rigs pa’i rgya mstho	Rikpé Gyatso	Ocean of Reasoning			Tibetan Text Title
rigs gsum mgon po	Riksum Gönpo	Three Protectors			Buddha
rigs gsum mgon po lha khang	Riksum Gönpo Lhakhang	Temple of the Three Protectors			Building
rin po che	rinpoché				Term
ri khrod	ritrö	hermitage			Term
ri khrod pa	ritröpa	hermit			Term
rus sbal mo	rübelmo	female turtle			Place
rus sbal pho	rübelpo	male turtle			Place
sa dpyad	saché	site investigations			Term
sa bdag	sadak	geo-spirits			Term
sa sbyang	sajang	purity of the site			Term
gsag sbyang	sakjang	accumulation and purification			Term
sa skya	Sakya				Organization
sa skya pa	Sakyapa				Organization
sa skya pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan	Sakyapa Sönam Gyeltsen				Person
sangs rgyas	sanggyé		Buddha		Buddhist Deity
sangs rgyas rgya mtsho	Sanggyé Gyatso			1653-1705	Person
bsangs gsol dar ’dzugs	sangsöl dardzuk	(to) make burnt juniper offerings and raise flags			Term
gsang ba ’dus pa	Sangwa Düpa	Guhyasamāja			Buddha
sa pho bya	sapoja	male-earth-bird (year)			Date
gsar	sar	new			Term
sa brtag	satak	site investigation			Term
sad mi mi bdun	semi midün	the first seven Tibetan monks			Term
seng gdong ma	Sengdongma	Lion-Headed Ḍākinī			Buddha
se ra	Sera				Monastery
se ra spyi so	Sera chiso	Sera as a whole			Monastery
se ra chos sdings	Sera Chöding				Monastery
se ra chos sdings ri khrod	Sera Chöding Ritrö	Sera Chöding Hermitage			Monastery
se ra byes grwa tshang	Sera Dratsang Jé	Sera Jé College			Monastery
se ra byes	Sera Jé	Sera Jé (College)			Monastery
se ra smad	Sera Mé	Sera Mé (College)			Monastery
se ra sngags pa grwa tshang	Sera Ngakpa Dratsang	Sera Tantric College			Monastery
se ra pa ’jam dbyangs grags pa	Serapa Jamyang Drakpa			b. 17th century	Person
se ra phur pa	Sera purpa	Sera dagger			Term
se ra theg chen khang gsar	Sera Tekchen Khangsar				Building
se ra theg chen gling	Sera Tekchen Ling	Sera Mahāýāna Monastery			Monastery
se ra rtse	Sera tsé	Sera peak			Term
se ra tshogs chen	Sera Tsokchen	Sera Great Assembly Hall			Building
se ra dbu rtse	Sera utsé	Sera peak			Term
se ra dbu rtse	Sera Utsé				Monastery
se ra dbu rtse ri khrod	Sera Utsé Ritrö	Sera Utsé Hermitage			Monastery
se ra’i ri ’khor	Seré Rikhor	Sera Mountain Circumambulation Circuit			Pilgrimage Cycle
se ra’i ri khrod	Seré ritrö	hermitage of Sera			Term
gser ma hā	Ser Maha				Buddha
ser smad lo rgyus	Sermé Logyü	A History of Sermé			Tibetan Text Title
ser smad thos bsam nor gling grwa tshang gi chos ’byung lo rgyus nor bu’i phreng ba	Sermé Tösam Norling Dratsanggi Chöjung Logyü Norbü Trengwa	A History of the Sermé Tösam Norling College: A Garland of Jewels			Tibetan Text Title
gser yig pa	seryikpa	bearer of the golden letter			Term
bshes gnyen tshul khrims	Shenyen Tsültrim			20th century	Person
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i mdo	Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpé Do	Perfection of Wisdom Sūtras	Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra		Tibetan Text Title
gshin rje’i rang thag	Shinjé Rangtak	the Mill of the Shinjé			Term
shug pa’i nags bla ri	Shukpé Nak Lari	The Soul-Mountain of Juniper Forests			Place
sin dhu ra	sindura		sindhura		Term
gso sbyong	Sojong	monastic confession ritual			Ritual
srog snying	soknying	life-essence			Term
srong btsan sgam po	Songtsen Gampo			604-650	Person
gsung byon ma	sungjönma	speaking-statue			Term
srung ma	sungma	protector deity			Term
rtag brtan	takten	permanent and stable			Term
rtags brtan	takten	stable sign			Term
rtags bstan	takten	revealed sign			Term
rtags brten	Takten				Monastery
rtags bstan	Takten				Monastery
rtags bstan sgrub phug	Takten Druppuk				Monastery
rtags brten ri khrod	Takten Ritrö	Takten Hermitage			Monastery
rtags bstan ri khrod	Takten Ritrö	Takten Hermitage			Monastery
rta ma do nyag	Tama Donyak				Place
rta mgrin	Tamdrin	Hayagrīva			Buddha
rta mgrin gsang sgrub	Tamdrin Sangdrup	Hayagrīva in his “Secret Accomplishment” form			Buddha
thang ka	tangka				Term
thang stong rgyal po	Tangtong Gyelpo			1361-1485	Person
tā rā’i bla ri	Taré Lari	the Soul-Mountain of Tārā			Place
rta tshag ye shes bstan pa’i mgon po	Tatsak Yeshé Tenpé Gönpo			1760-1810	Person
theg chen gso sbyong	Tekchen Sojong	Mahāyāna Precepts			Term
bstan ’gyur	tengyur	Collection of Translated Śāstras			Tibetan Text Title
bstan ’gyur lha khang	Tengyur lhakhang	Tengyur chapel			Building
rten khang	tenkhang				Term
bstan ma	Tenma				Class of Deities
bstan nor mkhar rdo	Tennor Khardo			b. 1957	Person
gter	ter	treasure			Term
gter bdag srong btsan	Terdak Songtsen	Treasure Lord Songtsen			Buddha
gter nas ston pa	terné tönpa	discovered as treasure			Term
thogs med rin po che	Tokmé Rinpoché			20th century	Person
thon mi	Tönmi			7th century	Person
thod smyon bsam grub	Tönyön Samdrup			12th century	Person
trak shad	Trakshé				Buddha
bkra shis chos gling	Trashi Chöling				Monastery
bkra shis chos gling ri khrod	Trashi Chöling Ritrö	Trashi Chöling Hermitage			Monastery
bkra shis lhun po	Trashi Lhünpo				Monastery
bkra shis gser nya	trashi sernya	two auspicious golden fish			Term
khri byang sku phreng gsum pa blo bzang ye shes	Trijang Kutreng Sumpa Lozang Yeshé	the third Trijang incarnation Lozang Yeshé		1901-1981	Person
khri byang rin po che	Trijang Rinpoché			1901-1981	Person
phrin las rgya mtsho	Trinlé Gyatso			d. 1667	Person
khrod	trö	in the midst of			Term
khrod	trö	on the side of			Term
sprul sku	trülku	incarnation			Term
krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang	Trunggö Börikpa Petrünkhang				Publisher
’khrungs dbu rtse	Trung Utsé	Birth Peak			Place
’khrungs ba’i bla ri	Trungwé Lari	Birth Soul Mountain			Place
’khrungs ba’i lha ri	Trungwé Lhari	Birth Deity Peak			Place
tsa khang	tsakhang	clay tablet repository			Term
tsha khang tshan	Tsa Khangtsen	Tsa Regional House			Monastery Subunit
rtsam pa	tsampa				Term
mtshams pa	tsampa	retreatant			Term
gtsang	Tsang				Place
rtsa shes ṭīk chen	Tsashé Tikchen	Great Commentary on the Prajñāmūla			Tibetan Text Title
rtsa gsum lha khang	Tsasum Lhakhang	“Three Roots” Chapel			Room
tsa tsa	tsatsa	pressed-clay tablets			Term
tshe mchog gling	Tsechokling				Monastery
tshes bcu lha khang	Tsechu Lhakhang	Temple of the Tenth Day			Room
tshes bcu phug	Tsechupuk	Cave of the Tenth Day			Room
tshal pa bka’ brgyud	Tselpa Kagyü				Organization
btsan khang	tsenkhang	tsen chapel			Term
mtshan zhabs	tsenzhap	assistant tutor			Term
tshe dpag med lha dgu	Tsepakmé Lhagu	Nine Deities [related to] Amitāyus			Buddha
mtsho	tso	lake			Term
tshogs chen	Tsokchen	Great Assembly Hall			Building
tshogs chen sprul sku	Tsokchen Trülku	incarnation of the Great Assembly Hall			Term
tshogs bdag lag na ’khor lo	Tsokdak Lakna Khorlo	Cycle on Gaṇeśa			Tibetan Text Title
tshogs gtam	tsoktam	public admonition			Term
tshoms chen shar	Tsomchen Shar	Eastern Assembly Hall			Building
mtshon cha’i ’khor lo	tsönché khorlo	wheel of weapons			Term
tsong kha brgyad bcu	Tsongkha Gyepchu	Eighty Deeds of Tsongkhapa			Series of Paintings
tsong kha pa	Tsongkhapa			1357-1419	Person
mtsho sngon po	Tso Ngönpo	Kokonor			Place
tshong pa	tsongpa	merchant			Term
thu’u bkwan	Tuken			1737-1802	Person
dbu gdugs ri	Udukri	Mount Parasol			Place
dbu mdzad	umdzé	chant leader			Term
wāginḍamatibhadrapaṭu bandashāsadharasagara	Vagindamatibhadrapatu Bandashasadharasagara				Person
dbang phyug chen po	Wangchuk Chenpo	Maheśvara			Buddha
dbang ’dus ’khor lo	Wangdü Khorlo	Cycle for Gathering Power			Tibetan Text Title
yang gam	yanggam	wealth-box			Term
dbyar gnas	yarné	rainy-season retreat			Term
ye shes rgyal mtshan	Yeshé Gyeltsen			1713-1793	Person
yi dam	yidam	tutelary deities			Term
yig cha	yikcha	(a monastery’s) ritual texts			Term
yongs ’dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan	Yongdzin Yeshé Gyeltsen			1713-1793	Person
yul nyer bzhi’i ya rgyal/ de bi ko ṭi dang ming gzhan pha bong kha byang chub shing gi nags khrod du bkod pa’i dkar chag dad ldan padmo rgyas byed gzi sbyin ’od stong ’bar ba’i nor bu	Yül Nyerzhi Yagyel/ Debi Koti dang Mingzhen Pabongkha Jangchup Shinggi Naktrödu Kopé Karchak Deden Pemo Gyejé Zijin Ötong Barwé Norbu	An Inventory of [the Institution that,] from among the Four Sites, is Debikoṭi, a.k.a. Pabongkha, Forest of Bodhi Trees: A Jewel Radiating a Thousand Rays, the Resplendent Ripener of the Lotus of the Faithful			Tibetan Text Title
zangs mdog dpal ri	Zangdok Pelri	Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain			Place
zangs dkar	Zangkar	Zangskar			Place
zangs ri	Zangri				Place
zangs ri mkhar dmar	Zangri Karmar				Monastery
zhang ’gro ba’i mgon po g.yu brag pa	Zhang Drowé Gönpo Yudrakpa			1123-1193	Person
zhabs rjes	zhapjé	footprint			Term
zhabs brtan	zhapten	ritual			Term
gzhi bdag	zhidak	site-spirit			Term
zhi byed	Zhijé	Pacification			Organization
zhing pa	zhingpa	farmer			Term
gzhung sgo	zhunggo	main door			Term
gzhung dgon	zhunggön	state monastery			Term
gzhung pa khang tshan	Zhungpa Khangtsen	Zhungpa Regional House			Monastery Subunit
gzim khang	zimkhang	residence			Term
gzims khang gong ma	Zimkhang Gongma	Upper Residence			Building
bzod pa rgya mtsho	Zöpa Gyatso			1672-1749	Person
gzungs ’bul	zungbül	to offer zung [inside of statues]			Term

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