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Jokpo Hermitage (Jokpo Ritrö)
Jokpo Hermitage (Jokpo Ritrö)
by José Ignacio Cabezón
April 26, 2006
Sera Monastery Sera Hermitages (2004) Sera Monastery རི་ཁྲོད འཇོག་པོ་རི་ཁྲོད
Location and Layout

A statue of Jokpo Ngawang Tendzin (b. 1748) in Zhungpa Regional House (Zhungpa Khangtsen), Mé College (Dratsang Mé), Sera, Tibet. This statue is said to contain the remains of the lama within it.

This hermitage (ritrö), located at the far western end of the NyangdrenValley, is today mostly in ruins. It takes over two hours to walk to Jokpo from Sera. The hermitage is situated above pastures used for grazing. One or two huts have been rebuilt at the site to serve as the residences for the Sera monks who tend the Sera herds. It appears that before 1959 the hermitage was the property of the Jokpo Lama’s estate (Jokpo Labrang). Today it is the property of Sera.

The hermitage originally served as the meditation retreat of a monk of the Sera Mé College (Sera Mé) Zhungpa Regional House (Zhungpa Khangtsen), Jokpo Ngawang Tendzin.1 This monk was renowned as a great meditator. Oral tradition has it that after he passed away his body remained in a state of perpetual meditative equipoise. It was kept in a rear chapel inside the Zhungpa Regional House temple. Monks say that his hair and nails continued to grow even after his death, and that these had to be trimmed by attendants. After 1959, the body was buried in order to protect it from destruction. This, however, caused it to start decaying. After the regional house (khangtsen) was rebuilt in the 1980s, Jokpo Rinpoché’s remains were exhumed and his bones were placed inside the clay statue that today resides on the main altar of the regional house temple.

The UCSB team was not able to make it to the Jokpo Hermitage site in 2004. At this point in time we know little about the hermitage other than what is written here. A portion of the Jokpo Lama’s residence (Jokpo Labrang) still exists in Sera, Tibet today.

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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.

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Ka
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
ka thung katungshort pillar   Term 
ka ring karinglong pillar   Term 
kang shi KangshiKangxi  1654-1722 Person 
kun rig rnam par snang mdzad Künrik Nampar NangdzéSarvavid Vairocana   Buddha 
ke’u tshang Keutsang   Monastery 
ke’u tshang keutsangcave, cavern, or overhang   Term 
ke’u tshang sku phreng lnga pa Keutsang Kutreng Ngapathe fifth Keutsang incarnation   Person 
ke’u tshang sku phreng gnyis pa Keutsang Kutreng Nyipathe second Keutsang incarnation  b. 1791 Person 
ke’u tshang sku phreng gnyis pa blo bzang ’jam dbyangs smon lam Keutsang Kutreng Nyipa Lozang Jamyang Mönlamthe second Keutsang incarnation Lozang Jamyang Mönlam  b. 1791 Person 
ke’u tshang sku phreng dang po byams pa smon lam Keutsang Kutreng Dangpo Jampa Mönlamthe first Keutsang incarnation Jampa Mönlam  d. 1790 Person 
ke’u tshang ’jam dbyangs blo gsal Keutsang Jamyang Losel   Person 
ke’u tshang nub Keutsang NupKeutsang West   Monastery 
ke’u tshang nub ri khrod Keutsang Nup RitröKeutsang West Hermitage   Monastery 
ke’u tshang sprul sku Keutsang TrülkuKeutsang incarnation   Person 
ke’u tshang bla brang Keutsang LabrangKeutsang Lama’s estate   Monastery 
ke’u tshang bla ma Keutsang Lama   Person 
ke’u tshang ri khrod Keutsang RitröKeutsang Hermitage   Monastery 
ke’u tshang shar Keutsang SharKeutsang East   Monastery 
ke’u tshang shar ri khrod Keutsang Shar RitröKeutsang East Hermitage   Monastery 
kong po jo rdzong Kongpo Jodzong   Place 
krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang Trunggö Börikpa Petrünkhang   Publisher 
klong rdol bla ma ngag dbang blo bzang Longdöl Lama Ngawang Lozang  1719-1794 Person 
dkar chag karchakinventory   Term 
dkar chag karchakcatalogue   Term 
bka’ ’gyur KangyurScriptures   Tibetan text collection 
bka’ ’gyur lha khang Kangyur lhakhangScripture Temple   Building 
bka’ brgyud Kargyü   Organization 
bka’ gdams pa Kadampa   Organization 
bka’ gdams lha khang Kadam LhakhangKadam Chapel   Room 
bka’ babs bu chen brgyad kabap buchen gyéeight great close disciples   Term 
bka’ babs ming can brgyad Kabap Mingchen Gyéthe “eight great ones who were named to receive the oral instructions”    
bkra shis chos gling Trashi Chöling   Monastery 
bkra shis chos gling ri khrod Trashi Chöling RitröTrashi Chöling Hermitage   Monastery 
bkra shis gser nya trashi sernyatwo auspicious golden fish   Term 
bkra shis lhun po Trashi Lhünpo   Monastery 
sku mkhar kukharcastle   Term 
sku mkhar ma ru Kukhar MaruMaru Castle   Building 
sku bzhi khang Kuzhi KhangChapel of the Four Statues   Room 
sku rim grwa tshang kurim dratsangritual college   Term 
bskang gso kangsopropitiation ritual   Ritual 
bskal bzang rgya mtsho Kelzang Gyatso  1708-1757 Person 
Kha
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
khang tshan khangtsenregional house   Term 
khams Kham   Place 
khal khela unit of weight/volume equal to about 25-30 lbs.   Term 
khri byang sku phreng gsum pa blo bzang ye shes Trijang Kutreng Sumpa Lozang Yeshéthe third Trijang incarnation Lozang Yeshé  1901-1981 Person 
khri byang rin po che Trijang Rinpoché  1901-1981 Person 
khrod tröin the midst of   Term 
khrod tröon the side of   Term 
mkhan ngag dbang bstan ’dzin Khen Ngawang Tendzin   Person 
mkha’ spyod dbyings Khachö Ying   Room 
mkhar rdo Khardo   Monastery 
mkhar rdo sku phreng lnga pa jam dbyangs chos kyi dbang phyug Khardo Kutreng Ngapa Jamyang Chökyi Wangchukthe fifth Khardo incarnation Jamyang Chökyi Wangchuk  19th-20th centuries Person 
mkhar rdo sku phreng drug pa ’jam dpal thub bstan nyan grags rgya mtsho Khardo Kutreng Drukpa Jampel Tupten Nyendrak Gyatsothe 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 Gyatsothe seventh Khardo incarnation Jampel Tendzin Nyendrak Gyatso   Person 
mkhar rdo sku phreng bzhi pa padma dga’ ba’i rdo rje Khardo Kutreng Zhipa Pema Gawé Dorjéthe fourth Khardo incarnation Pema Gawé Dorjé  19th century Person 
mkhar rdo sku phreng gsum pa chos kyi rdo rje Khardo Kutreng Sumpa Chökyi Dorjéthe 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 Dorjéthe third Khardo incarnation Rikdzin Chökyi Dorjé   Person 
mkhar rdo mthun mchod Khardo Tünchö   Festival 
mkhar rdo ba Khardowa   Person 
mkhar rdo bla brang Khardo LabrangKhardo Lama’s estate   Organization 
mkhar rdo tshoms chen Khardo TsomchenKhardo Assembly Hall   Room 
mkhar rdo ri khrod Khardo RitröKhardo Hermitage   Monastery 
mkhar rdo rin po che Khardo Rinpoché   Person 
mkhar rdo srong btsan Khardo Songtsen   Buddha 
mkhar rdo sgrub sde gsum Khardo Drupdé Sumthe three practice centers of kardo   Monastery 
mkhar rdo ba Khardowa   Person 
mkhar rdo bla ma Khardo Lama   Person 
mkhar rdo bzod pa rgya mtsho Khardo Zöpa Gyatso  1672-1749 Person 
mkhar rdo gshin rje ’khrul ’khor Khardo Shinjé TrülkhorKhardo (Hermitage’s) Lord of Death Machine   Term 
mkhas grub rje Kedrupjé  1385-1438 Person 
’khon ston Khöntön  1561-1637 Person 
’khon ston dpal ’byor lhun grub Khöntön Peljor Lhündrup  1561-1637 Person 
’khrungs dbu rtse Trung UtséBirth Peak   Place 
’khrungs ba’i bla ri Trungwé LariBirth Soul Mountain   Place 
’khrungs ba’i lha ri Trungwé LhariBirth Deity Peak   Place 
Ga
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
ga ru Garu   Monastery 
ga ru Garudance   Term 
ga ru dgon pa Garu GönpaGaru Nunnery   Monastery 
gar gardance   Term 
gar dgon bsam gtan gling Gargön Samten LingDance 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 DöndenA History of Gargön Samten Ling: Clearing Away Darkness, Meaningful to Behold   Tibetan text title 
gar lo GarloA History of Garu [Nunnery]   Tibetan text title 
gu ru rin po che Guru Rinpoché  8th century Person 
grub thob lha khang Druptop LhakhangSiddha Chapel   Room 
grog mo chu mig Drokmo ChumikRavine Spring   Place 
grong smad Drongmé   Place 
grwa tshang byes Dratsang JéJé College   Monastery 
grwa tshang smad Dratsang MéMé College   Monastery 
grwa bzhi Drapchi   Building 
grwa bzhi lha khang Drapchi LhakhangDrapchi Temple   Building 
glang dar ma Langdarma  d. 842 Person 
dga’ chos dbyings Gachö Ying   Room 
dga’ ldan Ganden   Monastery 
dga’ ldan khri pa Ganden tripathrone-holder of Ganden   Term 
dga’ ldan lnga mchod Ganden Ngamchöthe Ganden Feast of the 25th   Festival 
dga ldan chos ’nyung bai ḍūrya ser po Ganden Chönyung Baidurya SerpoYellow Lapis: A History of the Ganden [School]   Tibetan text title 
dga’ ldan pho brang Ganden PodrangGanden Palace   Organization 
dga’ spyod dbyings Gachö Ying   Room 
dgun nyi ldog gi cho ga Gün Nyidokgi ChogaWinter Solstice Ritual   Ritual 
dge lugs Geluk   Organization 
dge lugs pa Gelukpa   Organization 
dge bshes geshé   Term 
dge bshes pha bong khar grags pa Geshé Pabongkhar drakpa“Geshé Pabongkha”   Person 
dge bshes brag dkar ba Geshé Drakkarwa  1032-1111 Person 
dge bshes ye shes dbang phyug Geshé Yeshé Wangchuk  b. 20th century Person 
dge bshes seng ge Geshé Senggé  d. 1990s Person 
dge slong gelongfully-ordained monk   Term 
dgon pa gönpamonastery   Term 
dgon pa gsar Gönpasar   Monastery 
dgon pa gsar gönpa sarnew monastery   Term 
dgon pa gsar sku phreng dang po ngag dbang don grub Gönpasar Kutreng Dangpo Ngawang Döndrupfirst Gönpasar incarnation Ngawang Döndrup  18th century Person 
dgon pa gsar ri khrod Gönpasar RitröGönpasar Hermitage   Monastery 
mgon dkar GönkarWhite Mahākāla   Buddha 
mgon khang gönkhangprotector deity chapel   Term 
mgon po GönpoMahākāla   Buddha 
mgon po gtor rgyag Gönpo TorgyakThrowing of the Torma to Mahākāla   Ritual 
mgon po phyag drug Gönpo ChakdrukSix-Armed Mahākāla   Buddha 
mgon po a gho  Gönpo Agho    Buddha 
’gyed gepmoney offering to monks   Term 
rgya mtsho mtha’ yas Gyatso Tayé   Person 
rgya res Gyaré   Buddha 
rgya res tshoms chen Gyaré Tsomchen   Building 
rgyal chen karma ’phrin las Gyelchen Karma Trinlé   Buddha 
rgyal ba lnga pa chen po Gyelwa Ngapa Chenpothe Great Fifth Dalai Lama  1617-1682 Person 
rgyal ba’i rigs lnga bla ri Gyelwé Riknga LariSoul Mountain of the Buddhas of the Five Families   Place 
rgyal mo tshe ring bkra shis Gyelmo Tsering TrashiQueen Tsering Trashi  18th century Person 
rgyal tshab rje Gyeltsapjé  1364-1432 Person 
rgyal rabs gsal ba’i me long Gyelrap Selwé MelongThe Clear Mirror: A Royal History   Tibetan text title 
rgyal rong khang tshan Gyelrong KhangtsenGyelrong Regional House   Monastery subunit 
rgyugs gyukexamination   Term 
rgyud stod GyütöUpper Tantric [College]   Monastery 
rgyud smad GyüméLower Tantric [College]   Monastery 
rgyud smad grwa tshang Gyümé DratsangThe Lower Tantric College   Monastery 
rgyun ja gyünjadaily tea or prayer   Term 
sgo gnyer gonyertemple attendant   Term 
sgo srung gosungdoor-keeper   Term 
sgom chen gomchenmeditator   Term 
sgom sde nam kha’ rgyal mtshan Gomdé Namkha Gyeltsen  1532-1592 Person 
sgom sde pa Gomdepa  1532-1592 Person 
sgra ’dzin chu mig Dradzin ChumikSound-Catcher (or Ear) Spring   Place 
sgrub khang drupkhangmeditation hut   Term 
sgrub khang dge legs rgya mtsho Drupkhang Gelek Gyatso  1641-1713 Person 
sgrub khang pa Drupkhangpa  1641-1713 Person 
sgrub khang sprul sku Drupkhang TrülkuDrupkhang incarnation   Person 
sgrub khang bla brang Drupkhang LabrangDrupkhang Lama’s estate   Organization 
sgrub khang bla ma Drupkhang lama   Person 
sgrub khang ri khrod Drupkhang RitröDrupkhang Hermitage   Monastery 
sgrub grwa drupdrapractice center   Term 
sgrub thabs druptapritual method of realization   Term 
sgrub sde drupdépractice-center   Term 
sgrub phug druppukmeditation cave   Term 
sgrol chog DrölchokTārā Ritual   Ritual 
sgrol ma DrölmaTārā   Buddha 
sgrol ma lha khang Drölma LhakhangTārā Chapel   Building 
brgya gyahundred   Term 
brgyad gyéeight   Term 
Nga
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
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 parkhangmoney printing press   Term 
sngags ngakmantra   Term 
sngags pa ngakpatantric priest   Term 
sngags pa grwa tshang Ngakpa DratsangTantric College   Monastery 
Ca
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
gcig bu pa chikbuparecluse   Term 
bca’ yig chayikconstitution   Term 
Cha
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
chab rdzing gling kha Chapdzing LingkhaPond Park   Place 
chu mo yos chumo yöfemale-water-hare (year)   Date 
chu bzang chupzanggood waters   Term 
chu bzang Chupzang   Monastery 
chu bzang dgon Chupzang GönChupzang Nunnery   Monastery 
chu bzang ye shes rgya mtsho Chupzang Yeshé Gyatso  1789-1856 Person 
cho ga phyag len choga chaklenritual   Term 
chos kyi rdo rje Chökyi Dorjé  b. 18th century? Person 
chos kyi seng ge Chökyi Senggé   Person 
chos skyong chökyongprotector deity   Term 
chos khang rtse ba dgon pa Chökhang Tsewa GönpaChökhang Tsewa Monastery   Monastery 
chos ’khor dus chen Chönkhor DüchenFestival of the Turning of the Wheel of the Doctrine   Festival 
chos gos chögöyellow ceremonial robe   Term 
chos rgyal ChögyelDharmarāja   Buddha 
chos rgyal khri srong lde’u btsan Chögyel Trisong Detsenthe Buddhist king (of Tibet) Trisong Detsen  742-796 Person 
chos rgyal srong btsan sgam po Chögyel Songtsen Gampothe Buddhist king (of Tibet) Songtsen Gampo  617-650 Person 
chos thog chötokritual cycle   Term 
chos sdings Chöding   Monastery 
chos sdings ri khrod Chöding RitröChöding Hermitage   Monastery 
chos me khang chömé khangbutter-lamp offering house   Term 
chos mtshams chötsamdoctrine retreat   Term 
chos gzhis chözhiestate lands   Term 
chos rwa chöraDharma enclosure or Dharma courtyard   Term 
mchod mjal chönjelworship   Term 
mchod rten dkar chung Chöten KarchungLittle White Stūpa   Monument 
’chi med lha khang Chimé LhakhangChapel of Deathlessness   Building 
Ja
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
ja bdun dang thug pa gnyis ja dün dang tukpa nyiseven teas and two soups   Term 
jo khang Jokhang   Monastery 
jo ston bsod nams rgyal mtshan Jotön Sönam Gyeltsen  17th century Person 
jo bo jowothe Lord   Term 
jo bo mi bskyod rdo rje Jowo Mikyö Dorjé   Buddha 
jo mo si si Jomo Sisi   Place 
’jam dpal bla ri Jampel LariMañjuśrī Peak   Place 
’jam dpal dbyangs kyi bla ri Jampelyangkyi Larithe Soul-Mountain of Mañjuśrī   Place 
’jam dbyangs grags pa Jamyang Drakpa   Person 
’jigs byed kyi me long Jikjekyi MelongMirror of Vajrabhairava   Place 
’jigs byed lha bcu gsum Jikjé Lha ChuksumThirteen-Deity Vajrabhairava   Buddha 
’jog po Jokpo   Monastery 
’jog po ngag dbang bstan ’dzin Jokpo Ngawang Tendzin  b. 1748 Person 
’jog po bla brang Jokpo LabrangJokpo Lama’s estate   Organization 
’jog po bla brang Jokpo LabrangJokpo Lama’s residence   Organization 
’jog po ri khrod Jokpo RitröJokpo Hermitage   Monastery 
’jog po rin po che Jokpo Rinpoché  b. 1748 Person 
’jog ri ngag dbang bstan ’dzin Jokri Ngawang Tendzin  b. 1748 Person 
rje btsun nam mkha’ spyod sgrol rdor dbang mo Jetsün Namkhachö Dröldor WangmoJetsün (or Khachö) Dröldor Wangmo   Person 
rje btsun bla ma ngag dbang rnam grol Jetsün Lama Ngawang Namdröl   Person 
rje gzigs pa lnga ldan Jé Zikpa NgadenFive Visions of the Lord (Tsongkhapa)   Painting series 
rje shes rab seng ge Jé Sherap Senggé  1383-1445 Person 
Nya
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
nyang bran Nyangdren   Place 
nyang bran rgyal chen Nyangdren Gyelchen   Buddha 
nyi ’od pho brang Nyiwö PodrangPalace of the Rays of the Sun   Room 
nye ba’i gnas bzhi nyewé né zhiFour Principal Sites   Place 
gnyer pa nyerpamanager   Term 
gnyer tshang nyertsangmanager’s room   Term 
rnying nyingold   Term 
rnying ma Nyingma   Organization 
rnying ma sgrub grwa Nyingma drupdraNyingma practice center   Term 
rnying ma pa Nyingmapa   Organization 
rnying ma bla ma Nyingma lama   Term 
snying khrag nyingdrakheart’s-blood   Term 
bsnyen pa nyenpaapproximation retreat   Term 
Ta
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
tā rā’i bla ri Taré Larithe Soul-Mountain of Tārā   Place 
trak shad Trakshé   Buddha 
gter tertreasure   Term 
gter bdag srong btsan Terdak SongtsenTreasure Lord Songtsen   Buddha 
gter nas ston pa terné tönpadiscovered as treasure   Term 
rta mgrin TamdrinHayagrīva   Buddha 
rta mgrin gsang sgrub Tamdrin SangdrupHayagrīva in his “Secret Accomplishment” form   Buddha 
rta ma do nyag Tama Donyak   Place 
rta tshag ye shes bstan pa’i mgon po Tatsak Yeshé Tenpé Gönpo  1760-1810 Person 
rtag brtan taktenpermanent and stable   Term 
rtags brtan taktenstable sign   Term 
rtags brten Takten   Monastery 
rtags brten ri khrod Takten RitröTakten Hermitage   Monastery 
rtags bstan taktenrevealed sign   Term 
rtags bstan Takten   Monastery 
rtags bstan sgrub phug Takten Druppuk   Monastery 
rtags bstan ri khrod Takten RitröTakten Hermitage   Monastery 
rten khang tenkhang   Term 
mchod rten chöten stūpa  Monument 
bstan ’gyur tengyurCollection of Translated Śāstras   Tibetan text title 
bstan ’gyur lha khang Tengyur lhakhangTengyur chapel   Building 
bstan nor mkhar rdo Tennor Khardo  b. 1957 Person 
bstan ma Tenma   Class of deities 
Tha
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
thang ka tangka   Term 
thang stong rgyal po Tangtong Gyelpo  1361-1485 Person 
thu’u bkwan Tuken  1737-1802 Person 
theg chen gso sbyong Tekchen SojongMahāyāna Precepts   Term 
phyag stong spyan stong chaktong chentong Thousand-​Armed Thousand-​Eyed Avalokiteśvara  Buddhist deity 
thogs med rin po che Tokmé Rinpoché  20th century Person 
thod smyon bsam grub Tönyön Samdrup  12th century Person 
thon mi Tönmi  7th century Person 
Da
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
dā ma dama   Term 
dā ma la nyag Damala Nyak   Place 
da lai bla ma Dalai Lama   Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng dgu pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Gupathe Ninth Dalai Lama  1806-1815 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng brgyad pa ’jam dpal rgya mtsho Dalai Lama Kutreng Gyepa Jampel Gyatsothe Eighth Dalai Lama Jampel Gyatso  1758-1804 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng lnga pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Ngapathe 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 Gyatsothe Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lozang Gyatso  1617-1682 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu bzhi pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuzhipathe Fourteenth Dalai Lama  b. 1935 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuksumpathe Thirteenth Dalai Lama  1876-1933 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa thub bstan rgya mtsho Dalai Lama Kutreng Chuksumpa Tupten Gyatsothe Thirteenth Dalai Lama Tupten Gyatso  1876-1933 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng drug pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Drukpathe Sixth Dalai Lama  1683-1706 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng bdun pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Dünpathe Seventh Dalai Lama  1708-1757 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng bdun pa bskal bzang rgya mtsho Dalai Lama Kutreng Dünpa Kelzang Gyatsothe Seventh Dalai Lama Kelzang Gyatso  1708-1757 Person 
da lai bla ma sku phreng gsum pa Dalai Lama Kutreng Sumpathe Third Dalai Lama  1543-1588 Person 
ḍākinī dakiniḍākinī   Term 
dam chen chos rgyal Damchen ChögyelDharmarāja   Buddha 
dung dkar blo bzang ’phrin las Dungkar Lozang Trinlé  1927-1997 Person 
dung dkar tshig mdzod Dungkar TsikdzöDungkar Dictionary   Tibetan text title 
dung dkar tshig mdzod chen mo Dungkar Tsikdzö ChenmoThe Great Dungkar Dictionary   Tibetan text title 
dung dkar rin po che Dungkar Rinpoché  1927-1997 Person 
dur khrod durtröcemetery   Term 
dus ’khor DükhorKālacakra   Buddha 
de bi ko ṭi Debi KotiDebikoṭi   Place 
de mo sku phreng brgyad pa ngag dbang blo bzang thub bstan ’jigs med rgya mtsho Demo Kutreng Gyepa Ngawang Lozang Tupten Jikmé Gyatsothe eighth Demo incarnation Ngawang Lozang Tupten Jikmé Gyatso  1778-1819 Person 
dog bde Dodé   Place 
dog sde DokdéDodé   Place 
dog sde lho smon Dodé Lhomön   Place 
dwags po grwa tshang Dakpo DratsangDakpo College   Monastery 
drag phyogs kyi las drakchokkyi léwrathful magical powers   Term 
drang nges legs bshad snying po Drangngé Lekshé NyingpoThe Essence of Eloquence that Distinguishes between the Provisional and Definitive Meaning   Tibetan text title 
drug pa tshe bzhi Drukpa TsezhiSixth-Month Fourth-Day   Festival 
drung pa brtson ’grus rgyal mtshan Drungpa Tsöndrü Gyeltsen  fl. 17th century Person 
drung pa rin po che Drungpa Rinpoché  fl. 17th century Person 
gdan sa densaseats of learning   Term 
gdan sa gsum Densa Sumthe three great Geluk seats of learning    
gdugs dkar Dukar   Buddha 
gdugs pa’i bla ri Dukpé Larithe Parasol Soul Mountain   Place 
gdugs yur dgon Dukyur Gön   Monastery 
gdung rten dungtenfunerary stūpa   Term 
bdag bskyed dakkyéself-generation   Term 
bdag ’jug danjukself-initiation   Term 
bde chen pho brang Dechen PodrangPalace of Great Bliss   Room 
bde mchog DemchokCakrasaṃvara   Buddha 
bde mchog gi pho brang Demchokgi PodrangPalace of Cakrasaṃvara   Place 
bde mchog bla mchod Demchok LachöOffering to the Master Based on the Deity Cakrasaṃvara   Ritual 
bde mchog bla ri Demchok LariSoul Mountain of Demchok   Place 
mdo skal bzang Do KelzangSūtra of Good Fortune   Tibetan text title 
’du khang dukhangassembly hall   Term 
’dra sku drakusimulacrum (type of statue)   Term 
rdo sku dokustone image   Term 
rdo cung cong zhi’i phug pa Dochung Chongzhi PukpaCavern of Dochung Chongzhi   Place 
rdo rje ’jigs byed Dorjé Jikjé Vajrabhairava  Buddha 
rdo rje rnal ’byor ma Dorjé NeljormaVajrayoginī   Buddha 
rdo rje btsun mo Dorjé Tsünmo   Buddha 
rdo rje g.yu sgron ma Dorjé Yudrönma   Buddha 
rdo rje shugs ldan Dorjé Shukden   Buddha 
rdo rje sems dpa’ Dorjé SempaVajrasattva   Buddha 
rdo gter Dodé   Place 
rdo ring Doring   Clan 
sdig pa chen po dikpa chenpogreat sin   Term 
sde srid desiregent   Term 
sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho Desi Sanggyé Gyatso  1653-1705 Person 
Na
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na chung rtse mo ri Nachung Tsemo Ri   Place 
na ro mkha’ spyod ma Naro Kachöma   Buddha 
na ro mkha’ spyod ma’i bdag ’jug Naro Khachömé DanjukSelf-initiation Ritual of Naro Khachöma   Ritual 
nag chu Nakchu   Place 
nag chu zhabs brtan dgon pa Nakchu Zhapten Gönpa   Monastery 
nag ril chen po zhig nakril chenpo zhika large dark shape   Term 
nang rten gtso bo nangten tsowomain inner image(s)   Term 
nam mkha’ rgyal mtshan Namkha Gyeltsen  1532-1592 Person 
nor bu gling kha Norbu Lingkha   Place 
gnas kyi bla ma nekyi lamahead lama   Term 
gnas sgo gdong Negodong   Monastery 
gnas sgo gdong ri khrod Negodong Hermitage   Monastery 
gnas bcu lha khang Nechu LhakhangTemple of the Sixteen Arhats   Building 
gnas chung Nechung   Buddha 
gnas brtan bcu drug Neten ChudrukSixteen Arhats   Ritual 
gnas brtan bcu drug Neten ChudrukSixteen Arhats   Buddha 
gnas brtan phyag mchod Neten ChakchöOffering of Homage to the (Sixteen) Arhats   Ritual 
gnas brtan bla ri Neten Larithe Soul-Mountain of the Arhats   Place 
gnas bdag nedaksite deity   Term 
gnas nang Nenang   Monastery 
gnas nang dgon pa Nenang GönpaNenang Nunnery   Monastery 
gnas nang ri khrod Nenang RitröNenang Hermitage   Monastery 
gnas mo Nemo   Place 
gnas rtsa chen po né tsa chenpoa holy site   Term 
gnas ri nerimountain-abode   Term 
rnam grol lag bcangs Namdröl LakchangLiberation in Our Hands   Tibetan text title 
rnam rgyal Namgyel   Monastery 
rnam sras NamséVaiśravana   Buddha 
rnam sras bang mdzod Namsé BangdzöTreasure-House of Vaiśravaṇa   Room 
rnal ’byor ma’i bdag ’jug Neljormé DanjukSelf-Initiation Ritual of Vajrayoginī   Ritual 
Pa
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padma ’byung gnas Pema JungnéPadmasambhava  8th century Person 
paṇ chen sku phreng gsum pa Penchen Kutreng Sumpathe Third Penchen Lama   Person 
paṇ chen bde legs nyi ma Penchen Delek Nyima  16th century Person 
paṇ chen bla ma Penchen Lama   Person 
paṇ chen blo bzang ye shes Penchen Lozang Yeshé  1663-1737 Person 
po ta la Potala   Building 
po to ba rin chen gsal Potowa Rinchen Sel  1027/31-1105 Person 
dpa’ grong shag pa Padrong Shakpa   Clan 
dpal ldan lha mo Pelden Lhamo   Buddha 
dpal ’byor rab rgyas Peljor Rapgyé  1604-1669 Person 
dpal lha mo Pel Lhamo   Buddha 
dpe cha ba pechawatextualist   Term 
dpe mtshams petsamtextual retreat   Term 
dpyid kyi rgyal mo’i klu dbyangs Chikyi Gyelmo LuyangThe Nāga Song of the Queen of Springtime   Tibetan text title 
spang lung Panglung   Monastery 
spang lung ri khrod Panglung RitröPanglung Hermitage   Monastery 
spangs lung sku phreng dang po blo bzang thugs rje Panglung Kutreng Dangpo Lozang Tukjéthe first Panglung incarnation Lozang Tukjé  1770-ca. 1835 Person 
spo ’bo ra spyi khang Bombora Chikhang   Building 
spyi mi chimirepresentative   Term 
sprul sku trülkuincarnation   Term 
Pha
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pha dam pa Pa Dampa  b. 11th century Person 
pha dam pa sangs rgyas Pa Dampa Sanggyé  b. 11th century Person 
pha bong  Pabong The Boulder    Building 
pha bong kha Pabongkha   Monastery 
pha bong kha  PabongkhaThe Boulder House   Building 
pha bong kha rgya mtsho mtha’ yas Pabongkha Gyatso Tayé  b. 18th century Person 
pha bong kha bde chen snying po Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo  1878-1941 Person 
pha bong kha pa Pabongkhapa  1878-1941 Person 
pha bong kha sprul sku Pabongkha TrülkuPabongkha incarnation   Person 
pha bong kha bla brang Pabongkha LabrangPabongkha Lama’s estate   Organization 
pha bong kha ri khrod Pabongkha RitröPabongkha Hermitage   Monastery 
pha bong kha rin po che Pabongkha Rinpoché  1878-1941 Person 
pha bong kha’i dkar chag Pabongkhé KarchakA Catalogue of Pabongkha   Tibetan text title 
phag mo gru pa Pakmo Drupa   Organization 
phun tshogs ’phrin las Püntsok Trinlé  20th century Person 
phun tshogs rab rgyas Püntsok Rapgyé  20th century Person 
phur lcog Purchok   Monastery 
phur lcog sku phreng gnyis pa blo bzang byams pa Purchok Kutreng Nyipa Lozang Jampathe second Purchok incarnation Lozang Jampa  1763-1823 Person 
phur lcog sku phreng dang po ngag dbang byams pa Purchok Kutreng Dangpo Ngawang Jampathe first Purchok incarnation Ngawang Jampa  1682-1762 Person 
phur lcog sku phreng gsum pa blo bzang tshul khrims byams pa rgya mtsho Purchok Kutreng Sumpa Lozang Tsültrim Jampa Gyatsothe 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 Gyatsothe third Purchok incarnation Yongdzin Jampa Gyatso   Person 
phur lcog ngag dbang byams pa Purchok Ngawang Jampa  1682-1762 Person 
phur lcog bla brang Purchok LabrangPurchok 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 ri Purchok RiPurchok Mountain   Place 
phur lcog ri khrod Purchok RitröPurchok Hermitage   Monastery 
phur lcog rigs gsum byang chub gling gi byung ba mdo tsam brjod pa Purchok Riksum Jangchup Linggi Jungwa Dotsam JöpaA 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 ChakkyuA 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 bu lcog Purbuchok   Monastery 
phur bu lcog ri khrod Purbuchok Ritrö   Monastery 
phur byung PurjungA Brief History of Purchok   Tibetan text title 
pho brang ngos podrang ngöthe actual palace   Term 
pho lha nas Polhané  1689-1747 Person 
phyag mdzod chandzöadministrative head   Term 
phyi dar chidarlater propagation period   Term 
phrin las rgya mtsho Trinlé Gyatso  d. 1667 Person 
’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 DoEight Thousand-Line Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra Āryāṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra  Tibetan text title 
’phan po Penpo   Place 
’pho ba powatransition of consciousness   Term 
Ba
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bar skor Barkor   Place 
sangs rgyas sanggyé Buddha  Buddhist deity 
bai ḍūrya ser po Baidurya SerpoYellow Lapis   Tibetan text title 
bod ljongs nang bstan Böjong NangtenTibetan Buddhism   Tibetan journal title 
bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang Böjong Mimang Petrünkhang   Publisher 
byang JangNorthern Tibet   Place 
byang chub chos ’phel Jangchup Chöpel  1756-1838 Person 
byang chos ’khor gling Jang Chökhor Ling   Monastery 
byams khang JamkhangMaitreya Chapel   Room 
byams chen chos rje Jamchen Chöjé  1354-1435 Person 
byams pa JampaMaitreya   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 
byin can jinchenblessed   Term 
byin rlabs jinlapblessing   Term 
byes    Monastery 
byes mkhan po rgyal mtshan don grub Jé Khenpo Gyeltsen Döndrup  17th century Person 
byes sgom sde khang tshan Jé Gomdé KhangtsenJé Gomdé Regional House   Monastery subunit 
byes ’du khang Jé DukhangJé College Assembly Hall   Building 
byes har gdong khang tshan Jé Hamdong KhangtsenHamdong Regional House of the Jé College   Monastery subunit 
brag mchod sa Drak ChösaOffering Place Cave   Place 
brag ri Drakri   Monastery 
brag ri drakricrag   Term 
brag ri sku phreng gnyis pa rgya mtsho chos ’byor Drakri Kutreng Nyipa Gyatso Chönjorthe second Drakri incarnation Gyatso Chönjor  b. 19th century Person 
brag ri rgya mtsho mtha’ yas Drakri Gyatso Tayé   Person 
brag ri sprul sku Drakri TrülkuDrakri incarnation   Person 
brag ri sprul sku blo bzang theg mchog dbang po Drakri Trülku Lozang Tekchok Wangpothe Drakri incarnation Lozang Tekchok Wangpo   Person 
brag ri bla brang Drakri LabrangDrakri Lama’s estate   Organization 
brag ri bla ma Drakri lama   Person 
brag ri ri khrod Drakri RitröDrakri Hermitage   Monastery 
brag ri rin po che Drakri Rinpoché   Person 
bla brang labranglama’s estate   Term 
bla ma lama   Term 
bla ma mchod pa tshog Lama Chöpa TsokOffering-Ritual to the Lama   Ritual 
bla ma zhang Lama Zhang  1123-1193 Person 
bla ri larisoul mountain   Term 
blo bzang sgom chung Lozang GomchungLozang the Little Meditator   Person 
blo bzang ye shes bstan ’dzin rgya mtsho Lozang Yeshé Tendzin Gyatso  1901-1981 Person 
dbang ’dus ’khor lo Wangdü KhorloCycle for Gathering Power   Tibetan text title 
dbang phyug chen po Wangchuk ChenpoMaheśvara   Buddha 
dbu gdugs ri UdukriMount Parasol   Place 
dbu mdzad umdzéchant leader   Term 
dben gnas enésolitary site   Term 
dben sa ensasolitary place   Term 
dben sa pa ensaparecluse   Term 
dben sa pa EnsapaEnsapa  1504/5-1565/6 Person 
dben sa pa blo bzang don grub Ensapa Lozang Döndrup  1504/5-1565/6 Person 
dbyar gnas yarnérainy-season retreat   Term 
’bras spungs Drepung   Monastery 
’brog pa drokpanomad   Term 
sba ri Bari    
sba ri bla brang  Bari LabrangBari Lama’s estate   Organization 
sba ri bla ma Bari lama   Person 
sba ri ri khrod Bari RitröBari Hermitage   Monastery 
sba ri rin po che Bari Rinpoché   Person 
sbyin bdag jindakpatron   Term 
Ma
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ma cig lab sgron Machik Lapdrön  12th century Person 
ma ṇi bka’ ’bum Mani KabumThe Compendium on the Maṇi [Mantra]   Tibetan text title 
ma ṇi ’khor lo mani khorlomani wheel   Term 
ma ṇi lha khang mani lhakhangmani [wheel] temple   Term 
maṇḍala mendelmaṇḍala   Term 
mi chos gtsang ma bcu drug michö tsangma chudruksixteen rules of purity for the populace   Term 
mi dbang byams pa Miwang JampaMaitreya as Lord of Men   Buddha 
mi g.yo ba MiyowaAcala   Buddha 
mi la’i brag Milé DrakCave of Mila   Cave 
mi ser miserserf   Term 
me tog char babs metog charbaprained flowers   Term 
me mo phag memopakfemale-fire-pig (year)   Date 
mes dbon Mewön   Person 
mo barha nyag Mo Barha Nyak   Place 
dmar gdung mardungmummified corpse   Term 
rmog tho ’go Moktogo   Place 
smad    Monastery 
smad ’du khang Mé DukhangMé College Assembly Hall   Building 
smad bla zur blo bzang don grub Mé Lazur Lozang Döndrup   Person 
sman bla MenlaMedicine Buddha   Buddha 
sman bla MenlaMedicine Buddha   Ritual 
sman bla bde gshegs brgyad Menla Deshek GyéRitual of the Eight Medicine Buddhas   Ritual 
sman bla bde gshegs brgyad Menla Deshek GyéEight Medicine Buddhas   Buddha 
sman bla yid bzhin dbang rgyal Menla Yizhin WanggyelMedicine Buddha [Ritual]: Yizhin Wanggyel   Ritual 
smyung gnas nyungnéfasting ritual   Ritual 
Tsa
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tsa khang tsakhangclay tablet repository   Term 
tsa tsa tsatsapressed-clay tablets   Term 
tsong kha brgyad bcu Tsongkha GyepchuEighty Deeds of Tsongkhapa   Series of paintings 
tsong kha pa Tsongkhapa  1357-1419 Person 
gtsang Tsang   Place 
btsan khang tsenkhangtsen chapel   Term 
rtsa shes ṭīk chen Tsashé TikchenGreat Commentary on the Prajñāmūla   Tibetan text title 
rtsa gsum lha khang Tsasum Lhakhang“Three Roots” Chapel   Room 
rtsam pa tsampa   Term 
Tsha
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tsha khang tshan Tsa KhangtsenTsa Regional House   Monastery subunit 
tshal pa bka’ brgyud Tselpa Kagyü   Organization 
tshe mchog gling Tsechokling   Monastery 
tshe dpag med lha dgu Tsepakmé LhaguNine Deities [related to] Amitāyus   Buddha 
tshes bcu phug TsechupukCave of the Tenth Day   Room 
tshes bcu lha khang Tsechu LhakhangTemple of the Tenth Day   Room 
tshogs chen TsokchenGreat Assembly Hall   Building 
tshogs chen sprul sku Tsokchen Trülkuincarnation of the Great Assembly Hall   Term 
tshogs gtam tsoktampublic admonition   Term 
tshogs bdag lag na ’khor lo Tsokdak Lakna KhorloCycle on Gaṇeśa   Tibetan text title 
tshong pa tsongpamerchant   Term 
tshoms chen shar Tsomchen SharEastern Assembly Hall   Building 
mtshan zhabs tsenzhapassistant tutor   Term 
mtshams pa tsamparetreatant   Term 
mtsho tsolake   Term 
mtsho sngon po Tso NgönpoKokonor   Place 
mtshon cha’i ’khor lo tsönché khorlowheel of weapons   Term 
Dza
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mdzo dzo   Term 
’dzam gling rgyas bshad Dzamling GyeshéExtensive Explanation of the World   Tibetan text title 
Wa
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wāginḍamatibhadrapaṭu bandashāsadharasagara Vagindamatibhadrapatu Bandashasadharasagara   Person 
Zha
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zhang ’gro ba’i mgon po g.yu brag pa Zhang Drowé Gönpo Yudrakpa  1123-1193 Person 
zhabs rjes zhapjéfootprint   Term 
zhabs brtan zhaptenritual   Term 
zhi byed ZhijéPacification   Organization 
zhing pa zhingpafarmer   Term 
gzhi bdag zhidaksite-spirit   Term 
gzhung dgon zhunggönstate monastery   Term 
gzhung sgo zhunggomain door   Term 
gzhung pa khang tshan Zhungpa KhangtsenZhungpa Regional House   Monastery subunit 
Za
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zangs dkar ZangkarZangskar   Place 
zangs mdog dpal ri Zangdok PelriGlorious Copper-Colored Mountain   Place 
zangs ri Zangri   Place 
zangs ri mkhar dmar Zangri Karmar   Monastery 
gzim khang zimkhangresidence   Term 
gzims khang gong ma Zimkhang GongmaUpper Residence   Building 
gzungs ’bul zungbülto offer zung [inside of statues]   Term 
bzod pa rgya mtsho Zöpa Gyatso  1672-1749 Person 
’A
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’od zer phung po che Özer PungpochéGreat Heap of Light   Place 
’ol khar ÖlkharÖlkhar   Place 
Ya
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
yang gam yanggamwealth-box   Term 
yi dam yidamtutelary deities   Term 
yig cha yikcha(a monastery’s) ritual texts   Term 
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 NorbuAn 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 
ye shes rgyal mtshan Yeshé Gyeltsen  1713-1793 Person 
yongs ’dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan Yongdzin Yeshé Gyeltsen  1713-1793 Person 
Ra
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ra kha brag Rakhadrak   Monastery 
ra kha brag ri khrod Rakhadrak RitröRakhadrak Hermitage   Monastery 
ra kha brag a zhu bsod nams Rakhadrak Azhu Sönam  b. 17th century Person 
ra mo che RamochéGreat Female Goat [Temple]   Building 
ra sa Rasa   Place 
rang byon rangjönself-arisen image   Term 
rab byung rapjungcalendrical cycle   Term 
rab gsal rapselsun room   Term 
ri rithe mountain   Term 
ri khrod ritröhermitage   Term 
ri khrod pa ritröpahermit   Term 
ri ’khor rikhormountain circumambulation    
ri ’go sgo ma Rigo Goma   Place 
ri chen gsum Richen SumThree Great Mountains   Place 
rigs pa’i rgya mstho Rikpé GyatsoOcean of Reasoning   Tibetan text title 
rigs ’dzin chos kyi rdo rje Rikdzin Chökyi Dorjé  b. 1790? Person 
rigs gsum mgon po Riksum GönpoThree Protectors   Buddha 
rigs gsum mgon po lha khang Riksum Gönpo LhakhangTemple of the Three Protectors   Building 
rin po che rinpoché   Term 
rus sbal pho rübelpomale turtle   Place 
rus sbal mo rübelmofemale turtle   Place 
rwa sgreng Radreng  d. 1947 Person 
rwa sgreng sku sgreng lnga pa Radreng Kutreng Ngapathe fifth Radreng incarnation  d. 1947 Person 
rwa sgreng rin po che Radreng Rinpoché  d. 1947 Person 
La
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lam rim lamrimgraded stages of the path   Term 
lam rim ’jam dpal zhal lung Lamrim Jampel ZhellungThe Revelations of Mañjuśrī: A Lamrim   Tibetan text title 
lam rim bde lam Lamrim DelamThe Easy Path: A Lamrim   Tibetan text title 
las rung lerungenabling retreat   Term 
li thang Litang   Place 
lo gsar LosarNew Year   Festival 
Sha
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shug pa’i nags bla ri Shukpé Nak LariThe Soul-Mountain of Juniper Forests   Place 
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i mdo Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpé DoPerfection of Wisdom Sūtras Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra  Tibetan text title 
gshin rje’i rang thag Shinjé Rangtakthe Mill of the Shinjé   Term 
bshes gnyen tshul khrims Shenyen Tsültrim  20th century Person 
Sa
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
sa skya Sakya   Organization 
sa skya pa Sakyapa   Organization 
sa skya pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan Sakyapa Sönam Gyeltsen   Person 
sa brtag sataksite investigation   Term 
sa bdag sadakgeo-spirits   Term 
sa dpyad sachésite investigations   Term 
sa pho bya sapojamale-earth-bird (year)   Date 
sa sbyang sajangpurity of the site   Term 
sangs rgyas rgya mtsho Sanggyé Gyatso  1653-1705 Person 
sad mi mi bdun semi midünthe first seven Tibetan monks   Term 
sin dhu ra sindura sindhura  Term 
se ra Sera   Monastery 
se ra byes grwa tshang Sera Dratsang JéSera Jé College   Monastery 
se ra sngags pa grwa tshang Sera Ngakpa DratsangSera Tantric College   Monastery 
se ra chos sdings Sera Chöding   Monastery 
se ra chos sdings ri khrod Sera Chöding RitröSera Chöding Hermitage   Monastery 
se ra theg chen khang gsar Sera Tekchen Khangsar   Building 
se ra theg chen gling Sera Tekchen LingSera Mahāýāna Monastery   Monastery 
se ra pa ’jam dbyangs grags pa Serapa Jamyang Drakpa  b. 17th century Person 
se ra spyi so Sera chisoSera as a whole   Monastery 
se ra phur pa Sera purpaSera dagger   Term 
se ra byes Sera JéSera Jé (College)   Monastery 
se ra dbu rtse Sera Utsé   Monastery 
se ra dbu rtse Sera utséSera peak   Term 
se ra dbu rtse ri khrod Sera Utsé RitröSera Utsé Hermitage   Monastery 
se ra smad Sera MéSera Mé (College)   Monastery 
se ra rtse Sera tséSera peak   Term 
se ra tshogs chen Sera TsokchenSera Great Assembly Hall   Building 
se ra’i ri khrod Seré ritröhermitage of Sera   Term 
se ra’i ri ’khor Seré RikhorSera Mountain Circumambulation Circuit   Pilgrimage cycle 
seng gdong ma SengdongmaLion-Headed Ḍākinī   Buddha 
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 TrengwaA History of the Sermé Tösam Norling College: A Garland of Jewels   Tibetan text title 
ser smad lo rgyus Sermé LogyüA History of Sermé   Tibetan text title 
srung ma sungmaprotector deity   Term 
srog snying soknyinglife-essence   Term 
srong btsan sgam po Songtsen Gampo  604-650 Person 
slob dpon loppönsenior teacher   Term 
gsag sbyang sakjangaccumulation and purification   Term 
gsang ba ’dus pa Sangwa DüpaGuhyasamāja   Buddha 
gsar sarnew   Term 
gsung byon ma sungjönmaspeaking-statue   Term 
gser ma hā Ser Maha   Buddha 
gser yig pa seryikpabearer of the golden letter   Term 
gso sbyong Sojongmonastic confession ritual   Ritual 
bsangs gsol dar ’dzugs sangsöl dardzuk(to) make burnt juniper offerings and raise flags   Term 
Ha
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
ha ha rgod pa’i dur khrod Haha Göpé Durtrö   Place 
har gdong khang tshan Hamdong KhangtsenHamdong Regional House   Monastery subunit 
hwa shang Hashang   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 LabrangLhaptsün Rinpoché’s estate   Organization 
lha btsun rin po che’i bla brang Lhaptsün Rinpoché Labrangestate of Lhaptsün Rinpoché   Organization 
lha bzang Lhazang  d. 1717 Person 
lha bzang khāng Lhazang KhangLhazang Khan  d. 1717 Person 
lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje Lhalung Pelgyi Dorjé  9th century Person 
lha sa Lhasa   Place 
lha sa’i dgon tho Lhasé GöntoA Catalogue of the Monasteries of Lhasa   Tibetan text title 
lha sa’i dgon tho rin chen spungs rgyan Lhasé Gönto Rinchen PunggyenA Catalogue of the Monasteries of Lhasa: A Heap of Jewels   Tibetan text title 
lho pa khang tshan Lhopa KhangtsenLhopa Regional House   Monastery subunit 
a kha bsod nams bzang po Akha Sönam Zangpo  b. 17th century Person 
A
Extended WyliePhoneticsEnglishSanskritDateType
a khu rin po che Akhu Rinpoché  1803-1875 Person 
a mdo rdo rje sku ’bum Amdo Dorjé Kumbum   Place 
a ma amamother   Term 
oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ om mani peme humoṃ maṇi padme hūṃ   Mantra 

Notes
[1] Also known as Jokri Ngawang Tendzin.

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Jokpo Hermitage (Jokpo Ritrö)
Collection Sera Hermitages
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Author José Ignacio Cabezón
Year published 2006
Language English
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