Glossary
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, 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 | Kha | Ga | Nga | Cha | Cha | Ja | Nya | Ta | Tha | Da | Na | Pa | Pha | Ba | Ma | Tsa | Tsha | Dza | Wa | Zha | Za | Ya | Ra | La | Sha | Sa | Ha | A
| Ka | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| karma pa | Karmapa | Person | |||
| karma pa brgyad pa | Karmapa Gyepa | the Eighth Karmapa | 1507-1554 CE | Person | |
| karma pa gsum pa | Karmapa Sumpa | the Third Karmapa | 1284-1339 CE | Person | |
| karma pak shi | Karma Pakshi | 1204-1283 CE | Person | ||
| kun dga’ rwa ba | Künga Rawa | the Teaching Compound | Monastery | ||
| kong jo ra ba | Kongtserawa | Place | |||
| kong po | Kongpo | Monastery | |||
| klu ’bum | Lumbum | Monastery | |||
| dkon gnyer | könnyer | caretaker | Term | ||
| bka’ brgyud | Kagyü | Organization | |||
| bka’ brgyud pa | Kagyüpa | Monastery | |||
| bka’ gdams | Kadam | Organization | |||
| bka’ gdams chos ’byung gsal ba’i sgron me | Kadam Chönjung Selwé Drönmé | Text | |||
| bka’ rams skyor dpon | karam kyorpön | chief-class leader | Term | ||
| bkra shis khang gsar | Tashi Khangsar | Organization | |||
| bkra shis sgo mang grwa tshang | Trashi Gomang Dratsang | the Auspicious Many Doors Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| bkra shis lhun po | Trashi Lhünpo | Monastery | |||
| sku ’bum | Kumbum | Monastery | |||
| skyid chu | Kyichu | Place | |||
| skyes bu gsum gyi srung ma | kyebu sumgyi sungma | protectors of the three scopes | Term | ||
| skyor dpon | kyorpön | the leaders of each class | Term | ||
| Kha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| khang dmar | khangmar | red house | Term | ||
| khang tshan | khangtsen | regional house | Term | ||
| khang tshan dge rgan | khangtsen gegen | house teacher | Term | ||
| khams | Kham | Place | |||
| khal kha | Khelkha | Monastery | |||
| khal kha rje btsun dam pa | Khalka Jetsün Dampa | Person | |||
| khral pa | trelpa | tax-payer | Term | ||
| khri pa | tripa | holder of the throne | Person | ||
| mkhan po | khenpo | the abbot | Term | ||
| mkhan rabs | khenrap | abbot | Term | ||
| mkhar nag lo tsa ba | Kharnak Lotsawa | Author | |||
| mkhas grub | Khedrup | Person | |||
| mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang | Khedrup Gelek Pelzang | 1385-1438 CE | Person | ||
| Ga | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| gu ge | Guge | Monastery | |||
| gung thang ’jam dpal dbyangs | Gungtang Jampelyang | Person | |||
| gung ru | Gungru | Monastery | |||
| gung ru chos kyi blo gros | Gungru Chökyi Lodrö | Person | |||
| gung ru chos kyi ’byung gnas | Gungru Chökyi Jungné | Person | |||
| go | Go | Monastery | |||
| go ram pa | Gorampa | 1429-1489 CE | Person | ||
| grags pa | Drakpa | Monastery | |||
| grags pa rgyal mtshan | Drakpa Gyeltsen | 1618-1655 CE | Person | ||
| grags pa rin chen | Drakpa Rinchen | Person | |||
| gral rim pa | drelrimpa | senior monk | Term | ||
| gru gnyer | drunyer | grain-keeper | Term | ||
| gro tshang | Drotsang | Monastery | |||
| grwa rgyun | dragyün | new recruit | Term | ||
| grwa mang | dramang | majority of monks | Term | ||
| grwa tshang | dratsang | monastery | Term | ||
| grwa tshang gi dge skos | dratsanggi gekö | the college’s disciplinarian | Term | ||
| grwa tshang gi dbu mdzad | dratsanggi umdzé | the college’s chanting master | Term | ||
| grwa tshang gi las sne lnga | dratsanggi lené nga | five officials | Term | ||
| grwa tshang ’dul ba | Dratsang Dülwa | Vinaya Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byes | Dratsang Jé | the Jé Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| grwa sa chen po bzhi dang rgyud pa bstod smad chags tshul pad dkar ’phreng ba | Drasa Chenpo Zhi dang Gyüpa Tömé Chaktsül Pekar Trengwa | Text | |||
| gling | Ling | Monastery | |||
| dga’ gdong | Gadong | Buddhist deity | |||
| dga’ gdong | Gadong | Monastery | |||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | Monastery | |||
| dga’ ldan khri | Ganden Tri | the Throne of Ganden | Term | ||
| dga’ ldan khri | Ganden Tri | the Throne of Ganden | Monastery | ||
| dga’ ldan khri pa | Ganden Tripa | the Throne-Holder of Ganden | Person | ||
| dga’ ldan chos ’byung dpag bsam gdong po mkhas pa dgyes byed | Ganden Chönjung Samdongpo Khepa Gyejé | Text | |||
| dga’ ldan chos ’byung bai ḍūrya ser po | Ganden Chönjung Baidurya Serpo | Text | |||
| dga’ ldan pa | Gandenpa | Monastery | |||
| dga’ ldan pho brang | Ganden Podrang | the Ganden Palace | Monastery | ||
| dge skos | gekö | the disciplinarian | Term | ||
| dge ’dun grub | Gendün Drup | 1391-1474 CE | Person | ||
| dge ’dun rgya mtsho | Gendün Gyatso | 1475-1542 CE | Person | ||
| dge ’phel | Gempel | Place | |||
| dge lugs | Geluk | Organization | |||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | Organization | |||
| dge bshes | geshé | spiritual teacher | Term | ||
| dge bshes dge ’dun blo gros | Geshé Gendün Lodrö | Author | |||
| dgon khang | Gönkhang | the Protector House | Monastery | ||
| dgon pa | gönpa | monastery | Term | ||
| mgon po phyag drug | Gönpo Chakdruk | Six-armed Mahākāla | Buddhist deity | ||
| dgon po phyag bzhi pa | Gönpo Chakzhipa | the Four-Armed Mahākāla | Buddhist deity | ||
| dgon lung | Gönlung | Monastery | |||
| ’gag shing | Gakshing | Monastery | |||
| rga leb | Galep | Person | |||
| rgan blo bzang rgya mtsho | Gen Lobzang Gyatso | Person | |||
| rgan lam rim pa | Gen Lamrimpa | Person | |||
| rgya | Gya | Monastery | |||
| rgya gling | gyaling | Chinese clarinet | Term | ||
| rgyal po sku lnga | Gyelpo Kunga | The Five Kings | Buddhist deity | ||
| rgyal ba | Gyelwa | Monastery | |||
| rgyal tshab | Gyeltsap | Person | |||
| rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen | Gyeltsap Darma Rinchen | 1364-1432 CE | Person | ||
| rgyal mtshan tshul khrims | Gyeltsen Tsültrim | Person | |||
| rgyal rong | Gyelrong | Monastery | |||
| rgyas pa | Gyepa | Monastery | |||
| rgyud stod | Gyütö | the Tantric Monastery of Upper Lhasa | Monastery | ||
| rgyud sde spyi rnam | Gyüdé Chinam | General Presentation of the Tantras | Text | ||
| rgyud smad | Gyümé | the Tantric Monastery of Lower Lhasa | Monastery | ||
| sgo mang | Gomang | Gomang | Monastery | ||
| sgo mang grwa tshang | Gomang Dratsang | the Gomang Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| sgo mang bod pa gzhung | Gomang Böpa Zhung | Gomang Staff House | Monastery | ||
| sgrub mchod | drupchö | nine great ceremonies | Term | ||
| Nga | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho | Ngawang Lozang Gyatso | 1617-1682 CE | Person | ||
| ngor chen kun dga’ bzang po | Ngorchen Künga Zangpo | 1382-1456 CE | Person | ||
| dngul gnyer | ngülnyer | treasurer | Term | ||
| mnga’ ris | Ngari | Monastery | |||
| lnga pa | Ngapa | the Fifth | Person | ||
| sngags khang | ngakkhang | tantric temple | Term | ||
| sngags pa | Ngakpa | Monastery | |||
| sngags pa grwa tshang | Ngakpa Dratsang | the Tantric Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| Cha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| bca’ yig | chayik | monastic constitution | Term | ||
| bco lnga mchod pa | Chonga Chöpa | the Offerings of the Fifteenth | Ritual | ||
| lcags po ri | Chakpo Ri | Iron Hill | Place | ||
| lcang skya | Changkya | Person | |||
| lcog pa byang chub dpal ldan | Chokpa Jangchup Penden | 1404-? CE | Person | ||
| Cha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| cha har dge bshes blo bzang tshul khrims | Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrim | Author | |||
| cha har dge bshes blo bzang tshul khrims kyi gsung bum | Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrimkyi Sungbum | The Collected Works of Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrim | Text | ||
| chab ril | chapril | helper | Term | ||
| chu bzang | Chupzang | Monastery | |||
| chos kyi rgyal mtshan | Chökyi Gyeltsen | Person | |||
| chos skyong srung ma | chökyong sungma | the protectors of the dharma | Term | ||
| chos thog | chötok | session | Term | ||
| chos sde chen po dpal ldan ’bras spungs bkra shis sgo mang gi chos ’byung chos dung gyas su ’khyil ba’i sgra dbyangs | Chöde Chenpo Penden Drepung Trashi Gomanggi Chönjung Chödung Gyesu Kyilwé Drayang | Text | |||
| chos mtshams | chötsam | break | Term | ||
| chos mdzad | chödzé | monk-sponsor | Term | ||
| chos rwa | chöra | debating courtyard | Term | ||
| ’chad pa | Chepa | Monastery | |||
| Ja | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| ja chab | jachap | overseer | Term | ||
| jo nang | Jonang | Organization | |||
| jo nang kun dga’ grol chog | Jonang Künga Drölchok | 1507-1565/1566 CE | Person | ||
| jo bo rin po che | Jowo Rinpoché | the Jowo Buddha statue | Monument | ||
| ’jam dbyangs dga’ ba’i blo gros | Jamyang Gawé Lodrö | Person | |||
| ’jam dbyangs chos rje | Jamyang Chöjé | 1379-1449 CE | Person | ||
| ’jam dbyangs don yod dpal ldan | Jamyang Dönyö Penden | Person | |||
| ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa | Jamyang Zhepa | 1648-1721/1722 CE | Person | ||
| ’jam dbyangs legs pa chos ’byor | Jamyang Lekpa Chönjor | 1429-1504 CE | Person | ||
| ’jur phyed | Jurché | Monastery | |||
| rje thams cad mkhyen pa tsong kha pa chen po’i rnam thar go sla bar brjod pa bde legs kun kyi byung gnas | Jé Tamché Khyenpa Tsongkhapa Chenpö Namtar Go Lawar Jöpa Delek Künkyi Jungné | Text | |||
| rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan | Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltsen | 1469-1544 CE | Person | ||
| Nya | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| nyag re | Nyakré | Monastery | |||
| nyang po | Nyangpo | Monastery | |||
| nyan po | Nyenpo | Monastery | |||
| gnyer tshang sde pa | nyertsang depa | store-manager | Term | ||
| Ta | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| tā ran ā tha | Taranatha | 1575-1634 CE | Person | ||
| tā la’i bla ma | Talé Lama | the Dalai Lama | Person | ||
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng lnga pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Ngapa | the Fifth Dalai Lama | 1617-1682 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bcu bzhi pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Chupzhipa | the Fourteenth Dalai Lama | 1935-? CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Chuksumpa | the Thirteenth Dalai Lama | 1876-1933 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng gnyis pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Nyipa | the Second Dalai Lama | 1476-1542 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng dang po | Talé Lama Kutreng Dangpo | the First Dalai Lama | 1391-1474 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng drug pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Drukpa | the Sixth Dalai Lama | 1683-1706/1746 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bzhi pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Zhipa | the Fourth Dalai Lama | 1589-1617 CE | Person | |
| tā la’i bla ma sku phreng gsum pa | Talé Lama Kutreng Sumpa | the Third Dalai Lama | 1543-1588 CE | Person | |
| tre hor | Trehor | Monastery | |||
| tre hor | Trehor | Place | |||
| rta dbon | Tawön | Monastery | |||
| rtogs ldan ’jam dpal rgya mtsho | Tokden Jampel Gyatso | 1356-1428 CE | Person | ||
| ltag leb | Taklep | Person | |||
| stag tshang | Taktsang | Person | |||
| stag tshang lo tswa ba | Taktsang Lotsawa | Person | |||
| bstan pa bstan ’dzin | Tenpa Tendzin | Author | |||
| bstan ma | Tenma | Buddhist deity | |||
| bstan ma | tenma | Tenma deities | Term | ||
| bstan ma bcu gnyis | Tenma Chunyi | a set of twelve female deities in charge of protecting the Buddhist teaching | Term | ||
| Tha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| thang ring | Tangring | Monastery | |||
| thu’u bkwan chos kyi nyi ma | Tuken Chökyi Nyima | 1737-1802 CE | Person | ||
| the bo | Tewo | Monastery | |||
| thor rgod | Torgö | Monastery | |||
| thos bsam gling | Tösamling | Monastery | |||
| Da | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| dam can chos rgyal | Damchen Chögyel | the Dharma-king | Buddhist deity | ||
| dam pa | Dampa | Place | |||
| dung chen | dungchen | large horn | Term | ||
| drung grags pa rin chen | Drung Drakpa Rinchen | Person | |||
| gdan sa | densa | monastic seat | Term | ||
| gdan sa chen mo | densa chenmo | great monastic seat of learning | Term | ||
| bde mchog | Demchok | Cakrasaṃvara | Buddhist deity | ||
| Candrakīrti | Person | ||||
| Dharmakīrti | Person | ||||
| Pramāṇavārttika | Text | ||||
| Madhyamakāvatāra | Text | ||||
| Abhisamayālaṃkāra | Text | ||||
| bde yangs | Deyang | Monastery | |||
| bde yangs grwa tshang | Deyang Dratsang | the Deyang Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| mdo sngags zung ’brel gyi grwa tshang | dongak züngdrelgyi dratsang | monasteries uniting sūtras and tantras | Term | ||
| ’du khang | dukhang | Assembly Hall | Building | ||
| ’du khang | dukhang | Main Assembly Hall | Building | ||
| ’dul ba | Dülwa | Vinaya [College] | Monastery | ||
| ’dul ba | Dülwa | Discipline | Vinaya | Doxographical Category | |
| ’dul ba chos ’byung | Dülwa Chönjung | History of the Vinaya | Text | ||
| rdo rje grags rgyal ma | Dorjé Drak Gyelma | Buddhist deity | |||
| rdo rje g.yu sgron ma | Dorje Yüdronma | Buddhist deity | |||
| rdo rje legs pa | Dorjé Lekpa | Buddhist deity | |||
| ldan bag | Denbak | Place | |||
| ldan ma | Denma | Monastery | |||
| ldab ldob | dapdop | punk-monk | Term | ||
| sde srid | Desi | Person | |||
| sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi Sanggyé Gyatso | 1653-1705 CE | Person | ||
| sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi Sanggyé Gyatso | Author | |||
| bsdus grwa | Düdra | the Collected Topics | Doxographical Category | ||
| Na | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| nam mkha’ bzang po | Namkha Zangpo | Person | |||
| ne'u dong | Nedong | Organization | |||
| gnas chung | Nechung | Buddhist deity | |||
| gnas chung | Nechung | Monastery | |||
| rnam thar sgo gsum | namtar gosum | the three doors of liberation | Term | ||
| Pa | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| padma ’byung gnas | Pema Jungné | Padmasaṃbhava | 8th Century-? CE | Person | |
| paṇ chen sku phreng bzhi pa | Penchen Kutreng Zhipa | the Fourth Penchen Lama | Person | ||
| paṇ chen blo bzang chos rgyan | Penchen Lobzang Chögyan | 1570-1662 CE | Person | ||
| paṇ chen bsod nams grags pa | Penchen Sönam Drakpa | 1478-1554 CE | Person | ||
| pe har | Pehar | Buddhist deity | |||
| po ta la ri | Potala Ri | Potala Hill | Place | ||
| dpal ldan lha mo | Penden Lhamo | the Great Goddess | Buddhist deity | ||
| dpal ’byor lhun grub | Penjor Lhündrup | 1427-1514 CE | Person | ||
| dpe cha ba | pechawa | scholar | Term | ||
| dpe thub | Petup | Monastery | |||
| spom ’bor ra | Pomborra | Monastery | |||
| spyan snga rin po che | Chennga Rinpoché | Person | |||
| spyan ras gzigs | Chenrezik | Avalokiteśvara | Buddhist deity | ||
| spyi khang | chikhang | apartment house | Term | ||
| spyi gso | chiso | administrator | Term | ||
| sprul sku | trülku | reincarnated lama | Term | ||
| Pha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| pha ra | Para | Monastery | |||
| phu khang | Pukhang | Monastery | |||
| phun tshogs dbang rgyal | Püntsok Wanggyel | Person | |||
| phur lcog ngag dbang byams pa | Purchok Ngawang Jampa | Author | |||
| pho lha nas | Polhané | Person | |||
| pho lha nas bsod nams stobs rgyal | Polhané Sönam Topgyel | 1689-1747 CE | Person | ||
| phyag sbug | chakbuk | steward | Term | ||
| phyag mdzod | chakdzö | steward monk | Term | ||
| Ba | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| ba jo | Bajo | Monastery | |||
| bis mdo | Bido | Monastery | |||
| ba so chos rje | Baso Chöjé | Person | |||
| be ri | Beri | Monastery | |||
| be ri rgyal po | Béri Gyelpo | King of Beri | Person | ||
| bod pa gzhung | Böpa Zhung | Monastery | |||
| bod gzhung | Bözhung | Monastery | |||
| bya bral | Jadrel | Monastery | |||
| byang chub rgyal mtshan | Jangchup Gyeltsen | 1302-1364 CE | Person | ||
| byang chub dpal ldan | Jangchup Penden | Person | |||
| byams pa | Jampa | Maitreya | Buddhist deity | ||
| bra nye | Dranyé | Monastery | |||
| bra sti | Drati | Monastery | |||
| brag thog khang | Draktokkhang | Place | |||
| brag yer pa | Drakyerpa | Monastery | |||
| bla spyi | lachi | council | Term | ||
| bla spyi chen mo | Lachi Chenmo | the Large Council | Organization | ||
| bla brang | Labrang | Place | |||
| bla brang bkra shis ’khyil | Labrang Tashikhyil | Monastery | |||
| bla brang phyag mdzod | labrang chakdzö | treasurer | Term | ||
| bla ma | lama | Term | |||
| bla ma 'jam dkar | Lama Jamkar | Person | |||
| bla ma gzhung len pa | lama zhung lenpa | the director of the studies | Term | ||
| blo bzang chos rgyan | Lobzang Chögyan | Person | |||
| blo bzang nyi ma | Lozang Nyima | 1438-1492 CE | Person | ||
| blo gsal gling | Loselling | Monastery | |||
| blo gsal gling grwa tshang | Loselling Dratsang | the Loselling Monastic College | Monastery | ||
| dbu mdzad | umdzé | the chant leader | Term | ||
| dbus stod | Ütö | Monastery | |||
| dbyar gnas | Yarné | Rainy Season Retreat | Name | ||
| ’bras spung khri | Drepung Tri | the Throne of Drepung | Term | ||
| ’bras spung spyi gso | Drepung chiso | the Drepung authorities | Term | ||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | Monastery | |||
| ’bras spungs khri | Drepung Tri | the Throne of Drepung | Monastery | ||
| ’bras spungs khri pa | Drepung Tripa | the Throne-Holder of Drepung | Person | ||
| ’bras spungs khri pa brgyad pa | Drepung Tripa Gyepa | the Eighth Throne-Holder of Drepung | Person | ||
| ’bras spungs khri pa lnga pa | Drepung Tripa Ngapa | the Fifth Throne-Holder of Drepung | Person | ||
| ’bras spungs khri pa bdun pa | Drepung Tripa Dünpa | the Seventh Throne-Holder of Drepung | Person | ||
| ’bras spungs chos ’byung | Drepung Chönjung | Text | |||
| ’brug pa bka’ brgyud | Drukpa Kagyü | Organization | |||
| sbyin sreg | jinsek | fire offering | Term | ||
| Ma | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| ma las bu dga’ ba ’ong | malé bu gawa ong | one comes to prefer the son to the mother | Term | ||
| mar chen pom ra | Marchen Pomra | Place | |||
| mar pa | Marpa | 1002/1012-1097 CE | Person | ||
| mi bskyod rdo rje | Mikyö Dorjé | 1507-1554 CE | Person | ||
| mi bskyod pa | Mikyöpa | Akṣobhya | Buddhist deity | ||
| mi ’gro gsung byon | Midro Sungjön | The Not Going Speaking One | Buddhist deity | ||
| mi nyag | Minyak | Monastery | |||
| mi tshan | mitsen | affiliated house | Term | ||
| mi gser | miser | subject | Term | ||
| mud sras pa | Müsepa | Person | |||
| mud sras pa blo gros rin chen seng ge | Müsepa Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | 15th Century-? CE | Person | ||
| dmag bzlog | Makdok | ritual to repel the armies | Ritual | ||
| dmangs gtso bdag nyer u yon lhan khang | Mangtso Daknyer Uyön Lhenkhang | Democratic Management Committee | Organization | ||
| dmangs gtso bdag nyer u yon lhan khang | Mangtso Daknyer Uyön Lhenkhang | DMC | Organization | ||
| sman bla | Menla | the Medicine Buddha | Buddhist deity | ||
| smon lam | Mönlam | Person | |||
| smon lam chen mo | Mönlam Chenmo | the Great Prayer Festival | Festival | ||
| smon lam dpal ba | Mönlam Pelwa | 1414-1491 CE | Person | ||
| Tsa | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| tsong kha pa | Tsongkhapa | 1357-1419 CE | Person | ||
| gtsang | Tsang | Monastery | |||
| gtsang | Tsang | Place | |||
| btsan po | Tsenpo | Monastery | |||
| btsan po | Tsenpo | Place | |||
| rtsam pa | tsampa | roasted barley flour | Term | ||
| rtse nyag pa | Tsenyakpa | 15th Century-? CE | Person | ||
| rtse thang | Tsetang | Monastery | |||
| rtse gung thang | Tsé Gungtang | Monastery | |||
| Tsha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| tsha | Tsa | Monastery | |||
| tshul | Tsül | Monastery | |||
| tshe thang | Tsetang | Monastery | |||
| tshe dpag med | Tsepakmé | Amitāyur | Buddhist deity | ||
| tshogs chen | Tsokchen | Great Assembly Hall | Building | ||
| tshogs chen dbu mdzad | tsokchen umdzé | the chanting master of the Great Assembly Hall | Person | ||
| tshogs chen shal ngo | tsokchen shelngo | head disciplinarian | Term | ||
| mtshan nyid grwa tshang | tsennyi dratsang | philosophical monastic college | Term | ||
| mtsho kha | Tsokha | Monastery | |||
| mtsho sngon po | Tso Ngönpo | the Blue Lake | Place | ||
| Dza | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| ’dzam gling spyi bsang | Dzamling Chisang | the Summer Festival of Smoke Offerings | Festival | ||
| Wa | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| wa shul | Washül | Monastery | |||
| Zha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| gzhan stong | zhentong | extrinsic emptiness | Term | ||
| gzhis sdod pa | zhidöpa | administrator in charge of the estates | Term | ||
| gzhung pa | Zhungpa | Monastery | |||
| Za | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| zung chu | Zungchu | Monastery | |||
| gzims khang gong ma | Zimkhang Gongma | the Upper Chamber | Monastery | ||
| Ya | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| yangs ba chen | Yangbachen | Place | |||
| yi dam | yidam | tutelary deity | Term | ||
| yig cha | yikcha | scholastic manual | Term | ||
| yu mo mi bskyod rdo rje | Yumo Mikyö Dorjé | Person | |||
| yon tan rgya mtsho | Yonten Gyatso | 1589-1617 CE | Person | ||
| Ra | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| rang byung rdo rje | Rangjung Dorjé | 1284-1339 CE | Person | ||
| rab ’byams | Rapjam | Great Scholar | Term | ||
| ring spungs | Ringpung | Organization | |||
| re tsa | Retsa | Monastery | |||
| rong po | Rongpo | Monastery | |||
| rwa | Ra | Person | |||
| rwa sgreng | Radreng | Monastery | |||
| rwa lo tsa ba | Ra Lotsawa | 1016-1198 CE | Person | ||
| La | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| la mo | Lamo | Monastery | |||
| lan hwa thi | Lenhati | Monastery | |||
| lam pa | Lampa | Monastery | |||
| lam rim | Lamrim | the Stages of the Path | Doxographical Category | ||
| las chen kun dga’ rgyal tshan | Lechen Künga Gyeltsen | Author | |||
| legs ldan | Lekden | Person | |||
| legs pa chos ’byor | Lekpa Chönjor | Person | |||
| Sha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| shākya mchog ldan | Shakya Chokden | 1428-1509 CE | Person | ||
| shag skor | Shakkor | Monastery | |||
| shag gi dge rgan | shakgi gegen | room teacher | Term | ||
| shag tshang chen mo | shaktsang chenmo | large household | Term | ||
| shes rab seng ge | Sherap Senggé | 1383-1445 CE | Person | ||
| Sa | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| sa skya | Sakya | Organization | |||
| sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Sanggyé Gyatso | 1653-1705 CE | Person | ||
| sum pa ye shes dpal ’byor | Sumpa Yeshé Penjor | 1704-1788 CE | Person | ||
| se ra | Sera | Monastery | |||
| se ra khri | Sera Tri | the Sera Throne | Term | ||
| se ra byes | Sera Jé | Monastery | |||
| seng gdong ma | Sengdongma | Lion-Faced Goddess | Buddhist deity | ||
| srung ma dmar nag gnyis | sungma marnak nyi | the red and black protectors | Term | ||
| srong btsan sgam po | Songtsen Gampo | 604-650 CE | Person | ||
| gsang phu | Sangpu | Monastery | |||
| gsang phu gling smad | Sangpuling Mé | Lower College of Sangpu | Monastery | ||
| gsang phu gling smad kyi chos rje | Sangpu Lingmekyi Chöjé | Lord of the Dharma of the Lower Monastery of Sangpu | Person | ||
| gsang ba ’dus pa | Sangwa Düpa | Guhyasamāja | Buddhist deity | ||
| bsam blo | Samlo | Monastery | |||
| bsam blo khang tshan | Samlo Khangtsen | Samlo Regional House | Monastery | ||
| bsam yas | Samyé | Monastery | |||
| bsam yas | Samyé | Place | |||
| bsod nams grags pa | Sönam Drakpa | Person | |||
| bsod nams rgya mtsho | Sönam Gyatso | 1543-1588 CE | Person | ||
| bsod nams rab brtan | Sönam Rapten | 1595-1658 CE | Person | ||
| Ha | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| har gdong | Hamdong | Monastery | |||
| hor | Hor | Monastery | |||
| lha sa | Lhasa | Place | |||
| lho pa | Lhopa | Monastery | |||
| A | |||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
| a mdo | Amdo | Place | |||
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