TIBETAN GLOSSARY
A NOTE ON THE TRANSLITERATION OF PHONETICIZED TIBETAN TERMS
Generally, Tibetan terms are rendered in this book according to the Tibetan and Himalayan Library’s Extended Wylie transliteration (of spelling in written Tibetan) and phoneticization (of spoken Tibetan) systems and are shown in phonetic form throughout the main text. The exception is for terms for which the original Tibetan is informative for the discussion at hand. This glossary includes terms that are frequently used in the book, first with their phonetic romanized spelling, followed by the transliteration. Please note that the phonetics generally reflect a Lhasa dialect and so are not comprehensive in their depiction of accurate pronunciation across Tibetan cultural regions. For words for which other conventions are in use (such as when people have determined the phoneticization of their own name according to a different system), individuals’ preferred spelling has been retained. When more than one spelling is used in the book, they are separated by a comma, and short forms appear in parentheses. The glossary includes the names of people, places, and other terminology that appear regularly in the book.
PERSONAL NAMES | |
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Changkya Rölpé Dorjé | lcang skya rol pa'i rdo rje |
Chökyi Drönma | chos skyi sgron ma |
Chökyi Gyatso | chos kyi rgya mtsho |
Chökyi Wangchuk | chos kyi dbang phyug |
Dechen Peldrön | bde chen dpal sgron |
Deden Drölma | bde ldan sgrol ma |
Desi Sangyé Gyatso | sde srid sang gye rgya mtsho |
Dingri Lodrö Tenpa | ding ri blo gros brtan pa |
Dokharwa Tsering Wangyel | mdo mkhar ba tshe ring dbang rgyal |
Dorje Pakmo | rdo rje phag mo |
Drimé Özer | dri med 'od zer |
Dudjom Jikdrel Yeshé Dorjé | bdud 'joms 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje |
Dudjom Lingpa | bdud 'joms gling pa |
Gesar | ge sar |
Guru Rinpoche | gu ru rin po che |
Gyurmé Chödron | 'gyur med chos sgron |
Gyurmé Namgyel | 'gyur med rnam rgyal |
Gyurmé Pagsam Trinlé | 'gyur med dpag bsam phrin las |
Gyurmé Pema Chogdrup | 'gyur med pad+ma mchog grub |
Gyurmé Pema Tenzin | 'gyur med pad+ma brtan 'dzin |
Gyurmé Pema Wangyel | 'gyur med pad+ma dbang rgyal |
Gyurmé Samten Chogdrup | 'gyur med bsam gtan mchog grub |
Gyurmé Trinlé Namgyel | 'gyur med 'phrin las rnam rgyal |
Jagöpa Chökyong Gyeltsen | bya rgod pa chos skyong rgyal mtshan |
Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé | 'jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas |
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo | 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po |
Jetsün Sherab Drönma | rje btsun shes rab sgron ma |
Jigdrel Yeshé Dorjé | 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje |
Jigmé Dorje | 'jigs med rdo rje |
Jigmé Lingpa Khyentse Özer | 'jigs med gling pa mkhyen brtse 'od zer |
Ju Mipam Gyatso (Mipam) | 'ju mi pham rgya mtsho (mi pham) |
Katok Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu | kaH thog rig 'dzin tshe dbang nor bu |
Kelsang Gyatso | skal bzang rgya mtsho |
Khandro Rinpoche | mkha' 'gro rin po che |
Khandro Tāre Lhamo (Tāre Lhamo) | mkha' 'gro tA re lha mo (tA re lha mo) |
Khangchenné | khang chen nas |
Khyungpo Repa Gyurmé Ösel | khyung po ras pa 'gyur med 'od gsal |
(Gyurmé Ösel) | ('gyur med 'od gsal) |
Kunzang Drönma | kun bzang sgron ma |
Lady Drung | lcam drung |
Lady Peldzin | lcam dpal 'dzin |
Lelung Jedrung Losang Trinlé | sle lung rje drung blo bzang 'phrin las |
Lhatsun Chenpo Dzogchen Jigmé | lha btsun chen po rdzog chen 'jigs med |
Pawo | dpa' bo |
Lochen Dharmaśrī | lo chen d+harma shrI |
Longchen Rabjampa (Longchenpa) | klong chen rab byams pa (klong chen pa) |
Losang Chökyi Nyima | blo bzang chos kyi nyi ma |
Machik Labdrön | ma gcig lab sgron |
Milarepa | mi la ras pa |
Mingyur Peldrön | mi 'gyur dpal sgron |
Nangsa Öbum | snang gsal 'od 'bum |
Ngawang Losang Gyatso | ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho |
Ngödrup Namgyel | dngos grub rnam rgyal |
Nyangrel Nyima Özer | nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer |
Orgyan Chökyi | o rgyan chos skyid |
Orgyen Dorjechang | o rgyan rdo rje 'chang |
Pema Gyurmé Gyatso | pad+ma 'gyur med rgya mtsho |
Phuntsok Peldzöm | phun tshogs dpal 'dzoms |
Polhané Sönam Tobgyé (Polhané) | po lha nas bsod nams stobs rgyas (po lha nas) |
Rigdzin Pelden Tashi | rig 'dzin dpal ldan bkra shis |
Rinchen Namgyel | rin chen rnam rgyal |
Sakya Pandita | sa skya paNDita |
Samten Gyatso | bsam gtan rgya mtsho |
Sera Khandro | se ra mkha' 'gro |
Shugsep Jetsün Rinpoche | shug sep rje btsun rin po che |
Situ Penchen Chökyi Jungné | si tu paN chen chos kyi 'byung gnas |
Sönam Peldren | bsod nam dpal 'dren |
Tashi Gyatso | bkra shis rgya mtsho |
Tenpé Drönmé | bstan pa'i sgron me |
Tenzin Norbu | bstan 'dzin nor bu |
Terdak Lingpa Gyurmé Dorjé | gter bdag gling pa 'gyur med rdo rje |
(Terdak Lingpa) | (gter bdag gling pa) |
Trinlé Chödrön | 'phrin las chos sgron |
Trinlé Lhundrup | 'phrin las lhun grub |
Tsewang Norbu | tshe dbang nor bu |
Tsewang Rabten | tshe dbang rab brtan |
Tsultrim Kelzang | tshul khrims skal bzang |
Yangchen Drölma | dbyang can sgrol ma |
Yeshé Tsogyel | ye shes mtsho rgyal |
Yizhin Lekdrup | yi bzhin legs grub |
Zhenpen Thayé Özer | gzhan phan mtha' yas 'od zer |
PLACE NAMES AND INSTITUTIONS | |
Ardok Gönsar | ar dog dgon gsar |
Dakpo | dwags po |
Dargyé Chöding | dar rgyas chos gling |
Drachi | gra phyi |
Dranang | grwa nang |
Drepung | 'bras spungs |
Dorjé Drak | rdo rje brag |
Golok | mgo log |
Katok | kAH thog |
Kham | khams |
Kongpo | kong po |
Lhasa | lha sa |
Mindröling, Mindrolling | smin sgrol gling |
Mön | mon |
Namdröl Yangtsé | rnam grol yang rtse |
Pelyül | dpal yul |
Pemayangtsé | pad ma dbyang brtse |
Samding | bsam sding |
Samten Tsé | bsam gtan rtse |
Samten Chöling | bsam gtan chos gling |
Sangnak Choeling | gsang sngags chos gling |
Sera | se ra |
Shauk Taggo | sha 'ug stag sgo |
Tsang | gtsang |
Tsangpo | gtsang po |
Tsetang | rtse thang |
Ü | dbus |
Yorpo | g.yor po |
OTHER TERMS | |
chayik | bca' yig |
chidar | phyi dar |
Chöd | gcod |
delok | 'das log |
Dorsem | rdor sems |
Drepu | bras phu |
düngyü | gdung rgyud |
Dzogchen | rdzogs chen |
Ganden Podrang | dga ldan pho brang |
Gelongma | dge slong ma |
Geluk | dge lugs |
Gelukpa | dge lugs pa |
geshe | dge bshes |
gur | mgur |
Jangter | byang gter |
jetsün | rje btsun |
jetsünma | rje btsun ma |
kama | bka' ma |
karchak | dkar chag |
khenchen | mkhan chen |
lama | bla ma |
logyü | lo rgyus |
Longdé | klong sde |
Menakdé | man ngag sde |
nakpa | sngags pa |
namtar | rnam thar, rnam par thar pa |
Neljorma | rnal 'byor ma |
Nyingma | rnying ma |
Nyingmapa | rnying ma pa |
Nyingtik | snying thig |
Nyö | gnyos, myos |
Powa | 'pho ba |
rikné | rig gnas |
rimé | ris med |
Sakya | sa skya |
Semdé | sems sde |
senyik | gsan yig |
Srémo | sras mo |
sungbum | gsung 'bum |
tertön | gter ston |
terma | gter ma |
Thögel | thod rgal |
Three Vows | sdom gsum |
Topyik | thob yig |
Trekchö | khregs chod |
trichen | khri chen |
Tröma Nakmo | khros ma nag mo |
tsünma | btsun ma |
tulku | sprul sku |
wang | dbang |