Note: The glossary is organized into sections according to the main language of each entry. The first section contains Tibetan words organized in Tibetan alphabetical order. To jump to the entries that begin with a particular Tibetan root letter, click on that letter below. 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, the Chinese 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.

Ka
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
sku rim grwa tshang	kurim dratsang	tantric ritual				Term
Kha
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
khang tshan	khangtsen	regional house				Term
Ga
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
gung ru rgyal mtshan bzang po	Gungru Gyeltsen Zangpo				1383-1450	Person
grwa rgyun	dragyün	continuing monk				Term
grwa tshang	dratsang	college				Term
grwa sa	drasa	great monastery				Term
gling kha	lingkha	fraternity				Term
dga’ ldan chos ’khor	Ganden Chönkhor					Monastery
dge lugs	Geluk					Organization
dge bshes	geshé					Term
rgya	Gya					Organization
Nga
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
sngags pa	Ngakpa	Tantric				Organization
Ta
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
steng	Teng					Organization
stod	Tö					Organization
Da
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
gdan sa	densa	seat				Term
ldob ldob	dopdop	punk-monk				Term
Pa
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
dpe cha ba	pechawa	textualist				Term
Ba
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
byams chen chos rje shā kya ye shes	Jamchen Chöjé Shakya Yeshé				1354-1435	Person
byes	Jé					Organization
bla kha bcu	Lakhachu	Council of Ten Lamas				Organization
bla ma	lama					Term
dbu ma rtsa shes	Uma Tsashé	Root Verses on the Middle Way	Mūlamadhyamakakārikā			Text
dbu ma lha khang	Uma Lhakhang	Madhyamaka Temple				Building
’brom steng	Dromteng					Organization
Ma
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
dmangs gtso bdag gnyer u yon lhan khang	mangtso daknyer uyön lhenkhang	democratic board				Term
smad	Mé					Organization
Tsa
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
tsang pa khang tshan	Tsangpa Khangtsen					Building
tsong kha pa	Tsongkhapa				1357-1419	Person
gtsang	Tsang					Place
Tsha
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
tshe smon gling	Tsemönling					Monastery
tshogs chen	Tsokchen	Great Assembly Hall				Building
mtshan nyid grwa tshang	tsennyi dratsang	philosophical college				Term
Zha
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
gzhi dgon	zhigön	home monastery				Term
gzhi bdag dge gnyen	zhigön	Layman Lord of the Place				Buddhist deity
Ya
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
yan lag gi dgon pa	yenlakgyi gönpa	branch monastery				Term
Ra
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
rigs pa’i rgya mtsho	Rikpé Gyatso	The Ocean of Reasoning				Text
La
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
lwa ba khang tshan	Lawa Khangtsen					Building
Sa
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
se ra	Sera					Monastery
se ra dgon	Sera Gön	Sera Monastery				Monastery
se ra chos lding	Sera Chöding					Monastery
Ha
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
lha sa	Lhasa					Place
Sanskrit
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
			nāgārjuna			Person
			madhyamaka			Doxographical Category
			tantra			Term
Chinese
Extended Wylie	Phonetics	English	Sanskrit	Chinese	Date	Type
				shang		Place