User:B9 hummingbird hovering/Tibetan-English Dictionary (Buddhism)

Photentic transcription, Wylie transcription and an English translation
a shed ~ a shad ~ letter A used in the form of flaming red triangle in tummo

Ati ~ a ti ~ Atiyoga

bardo ~ bar do ~ intermediate state

Bön ~ bon ~ ancient Tibetan religion

Bönpo ~ bon po ~ Bönpo practitioner

bum ~ 'bum ~ 100.000, a 100.000 times

chadrub yeshe ~ bya grub ye shes ~ all-accomplishing wisdom

chag ~ chags ~ desire, attachment

chag dang ~ chags sdang ~ desire-attachment and anger-rejection

chakgya chenpo ~ phyag rgya chen po ~ 'great symbol', Mahamudra

chal drol chenpo ~ phyal grol chen po ~ chal: all pervading, drol: liberation, chenpo: total; total liberation that pervades everywhere

champa ~ byams pa ~ loving kindness, Skt: maitri

chang ~ chang ~ Tibetan beer

chang ~ byang ~ purify, purified

changchog ~ byang chog ~ 'purification rite', practice for purification and transference, when a person has died

changchub ~ byang chub ~ bodhi, enlightenment, purified and perfected

changchub sem ~ byang chub sems ~ bodhichitta, 1. totally perfected state, chang: purify, in dzogchenDzogchen already purified; chub: perfected since the beginning;; meaning the same as dzogchen,Dzogchen, the totally perfected state, condition of mind; 2. bodhichitta in sutra:Sutra: a mind set on enlightenment changchub sempa ~ byang chub sems dpa' ~ bodhisattva

chatsol dralwa ~ bya rtsol bral ba ~ without effort

chawai gyüd ~ bya ba'i rgyud ~ tantra of action, Skt. kriyatantraKriyatantra

chen ~ chen ~ great, total

chig char ~ cig car ~ non-gradual path, simultaneously

chig charwa ~ cig car ba ~ 'immediate' type of practitioner

chigpa ~ gcig pa ~ same, one single thing

chigpu ~ gcig pu ~ unique, unique taste, 1 of the 4 tamtsig

chikhai bardo ~ 'chi kha'i bar do ~ bardo of the moment of death

chingwa ~ bying ba ~ drowsiness, sleepiness

chitar khyenpa ~ ji ltar mkhyen pa ~ wisdom of quality

chiti ~ spyi ti ~ a dzogchenDzogchen subdivision (ati, chiti, yangti)

chö ~ chos ~ dharma, existence, phenomena; teaching, knowledge of existence

chöd ~ gcod ~ cut, practice of Chöd, 'cutting off'

chöd ~ chod ~ be separated, comes apart (as in tregchöd)Tregchöd)

chödag ~ chos bdag ~ master of teaching

chödpa ~ spyod pa ~ attitude, conduct, way of behaving, application, how one must apply, behavior, the behavior for integrating with the practice and the view

chödpa ~ gcod pa ~ chödChöd practitioner

chog jin ~ mchog sbyin ~ supreme offering

chog lhung dralwa ~ phyogs lhung bral ba ~ without falling into limitations

chögyal ~ chos rgyal ~ 'dharma king', temporal and spiritual ruler (skt: dharmaraja)

chogshagchogzhag ~ cog bzhag ~ Dzogchen-practice of 'leave it just as it is', 'leaving it without correcting it', remaining as it is, 4 aspects of practice of contemplation in upadeshaUpadesha

chogshag nampa shichogzhag nampa zhi ~ cog bzhag rnam pa bzhi ~ four chogshag,chogzhag, 4 aspects of practice of contemplation s.a. riwo-, gyatso-, rigpa-, nangwa- chogshagchogzhag

chöku ~ chos sku ~ dharmakaya, dimension of the absolute

chölug ~ chos lugs ~ way of dharma, religion, a organized system of doctrine

chönjung ~ chos 'byung ~ triangle, two triangles crossed, 'star of David', Skt. trikona

chönyid ~ chos nyid ~ dharmata, ultimate nature, nature of phenomena of existence

chönyid ngönsum kyi nangwa ~ chos nyid mngon sum kyi snang ba ~ 1. vision of the direct perception of reality

chönyid bardo ~ chos nyid bar do ~ bardo of ultimate nature, bardo of dharmata

chönyid zedpaisedpai nangwa ~ chos nyid zad pa'i snang ba ~ 4. vision of the consummation or exhausting of reality

chödpai gyüd ~ spyod pa'i rgyud ~ caryatantra, tantra of behavior

chörten ~ mchod rten ~ stupa, represents the mind of the Buddhas

chöying ~ chos dbyings ~ ultimate dimension of phenomena, fundamental nature of existence, true condition of phenomena, dimension of existence, dimension of emptiness of primordial being, dharmadhatu

chözedchösed ~ chos zad ~ see: chönyid sedpai nangwa

chub ~ chub ~perfected, obtain knowledge

chüdlen ~ bcud len ~ rasayana, taking in the essence of elements, one of the 4 practices for overcoming attachment

da ~ brda ~ sign, symbol, indication

da yig ~ brda yig ~ symbolic letters, symbol for communication (terma)

da shizhi ~ brda bzhi ~ 4 signs of Longde practice 1. clarity - sal (gsal ba'i brda), 2. beyond thought - mitogpa (mi rtog pa'i brda), 3. sensation of pleasure - dewa (bde ba'i brda), 4. inseparability - yermed (dbyer med kyi brda)

dang ~ gdangs ~ dharmakaya aspect of energy, continuous energy of emptiness, a type of energy that is characteristic of the primordial state, one of the 3 modes of energy in DC, radiance

dang ~ sdang ~ aversion, hatred

de dröd ~ bde drod ~ sensation of pleasure and heat

de nyam ~ bde nyams ~ experience of pleasure, = dewai nyam

dechen ~ bde chen ~ mahasukha, total bliss

de gyed ~ sde brgyad ~ 'eight classes' of powerful beings

den nyi zungsung jug ~ bden gnyis zung 'jug ~ union of the two truths (absolute and relative)

deng drol thogtu cha ~ gdeng grol thog tu 'cha' ~ gain confidence in self-liberation, having confidence in the liberation, continue in the state of contemplation, 3rd of Garab Dorje's testament

desheg kagyed ~ bde gshegs bka' brgyad ~ eight great sugatas (buddhas), 'Eight Sadhana Teachings'

desheg nyingpo ~ bde gshegs snying po ~ sugatagarbha, buddha-nature, sugata-essence, [essence of enlightenment present in all sentient beings]

detong ~ bde stong ~ experience related to sensation of pleasure, one of the three types of experience; de (wa): sensation, a feeling of pleasure; tong: empty

dewa ~ bde ba ~ pleasure, experience of pleasure, pleasurable experience

dewa chenpo ~ bde ba chen po ~ sensation of total bliss, mahasukha

dewai nyam ~ bde ba'i nyams ~ pleasurable sensation, experience of pleasure

deshindezhin shegpa ~ bde bzhin gshegs pa ~ tathagata, buddha

digdzub (chakgya) ~ sdigs mdzub (phyag rgya) ~ mudra of the 'threatening pointer'

dö ~ mdos ~ ritual for appeasing mundane spirits

dödchag ~ 'dod chags ~ attraction, attachment, passion

dogpa ~ zlog pa ~ 'sending back provocations'

dödma ~ gdod ma ~ primordial

dödmai naljor ~ gdod ma'i rnal 'byor ~ primordial yoga, Atiyoga

dorje ~ rdo rje ~ vajra, indestructible real condition

dorje chang ~ rdo rje 'chang ~ bearer of vajra, Vajradhara

dorjei depa ~ rdo rje'i bzlas pa ~ vajra recitation

dorjei ku ~ rdo rje'i sku ~ vajrakaya, dimension of vajra

dorjei lu ~ rdo rje'i glu ~ Song of the Vajra

dorjei tsig ~ rdo rje'i tshig ~ vajra words

dra ~ sgra ~ sound (that is the base of energy)

dra rigpa ~ sgra rig pa ~ knowledge of the words, grammar and syntax, language

drebu ~ 'bras bu ~ fruit, result, fruition, consequence

drebu nyi ~ 'bras bu gnyis ~ two kinds of fruit

dribpa ~ sgrib pa ~ obstacles, darken, veil, hindrance, impediment, obscuration, state of being obscured

drol ~ grol ~ liberation, achieving the state of liberation

drolwa ~ sgrol ba ~ mahayogaMahayoga practice of forced liberation / elimination

drug ~ 'brug ~ dragon

drugpa ~ 'brug pa ~ school of Tibetan Buddhism

Drugpa Kagyüd ~ 'brug pa bka' rgyud ~ school of Tibetan Buddhism

dung ~ gdung ~ bone relics of the cremated corpse

duwai ngöpo shizhi ~ bsdu ba’i dngos po bzhi ~ 4 ways to attract sentient beings

dzedpa ~ 'dzad pa ~ to be consumed, exhausted

dzinpa ~ 'dzin pa ~ subject

dzog ~ rdzogs ~ perfected, completed

Dzogchen ~ rdzogs chen ~ Dzog: perfected, all our qualifications etc.; chen: totally; usually 'Great Perfection', but actually 'Total Perfection', our own state, the reality of our true condition, (our own) totally self perfected state dzogchenpa ~ rdzogs chen pa ~ a realized Dzogchen practitioner

Dzogpa Chenpo ~ rdzogs pa chen po ~ see: Dzogchen

dzogrim ~ rdzogs rim ~ perfectioning stage, method of perfecting, completion phase

EVAM ~ e wam ~ symbolizes method and prajna,prajña, thab (thabs) and sherab (shes rab)

gakyil ~ dga' 'khyil ~ triskelion

gar ~ sgar ~ camp, encampment, settlement

gawa shizhi ~ dga' ba bzhi~ four joys, means tied to sensation, see: 4 gawas

geg ~ bgegs ~ interruptions, (cause of) obstacles

gegtred ~ bgegs bskrad ~ dispel the obstructers / obstructing forces; banishing hindrances

Gelug (pa) ~ dge lugs (pa) ~ one of the 4 main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsongkhapa

geshe, gewai shenyen ~ dge bshes, dge ba'i bshes gnyen ~ 'virtuous friend', kalyanamitra, a scholar [academic title], holder of a high academic degree in Buddhist philosophy. 1) A spiritual teacher according to the Mahayana teachings. 2) a learned teacher according to the Kadam, Gelug traditions go sum ~ sgo gsum ~ three doors, three gates: body, voice and mind

gödpa ~ rgod pa ~ agitation

gomchen ~ sgom chen ~ 'great meditator'

gommed ~ sgom med ~ beyond meditation, last of the 4 yogas of Mahamudra

gom, gompa ~ sgom, sgom pa ~ meditation, application, way of practizing, practice

gomrim ~ sgom rim ~ meditation based on the gradual path

gongpa ~ dgongs pa ~ primordial state, state of knowledge, essential principle

gongter ~ dgongs gter ~ treasure of the state of knowledge, mind-treasure, terma rediscovered within one's consciousness

gönpa ~ dgon pa ~ monastery, vihara, solitary place

gyached chog lhung dralwa ~ rgya chad phyogs lhung bral ba ~ not falling into any concepts of limitations

gyaling ~ rgya gling ~ shawm

gyalpo ~ rgyal po ~ 1. king; 2. class of evil spirits

gyar ma chedpa ~ rgyar ma chad pa ~ not falling into limitation

gyatso chogshagchogzhag ~ rgya mtsho cog bzhag ~ 'leaving it without correcting it, like the ocean

gyen ~ rgyan ~ ornament

gyülü ~ sgyus lus ~ illusory body

gyüd ~ rgyud ~ tantra, 'continuity'

gyuwa ~ 'gyu ba ~ movement (of thought), the movement aspect of our condition

heddewa ~ had de ba ~ state free of mental activity, startled, shocked surprise without concepts

jalü ~ 'ja' lus ~ rainbow body

jalü phowa chenpo ~ 'ja' lus 'pho ba chen po ~ 'great transfer of the rainbow body, accomplishment of the rainbow body while still alive, ultimate realization of Dzogchen practice

je ~ rje ~ lord, superior

jethob ~ rjes thob ~ je: after, the period of time after; thob: obtaining something; (phase of) post-meditation, acting in ordinary life after meditation

ji nye khyenpa ~ ji snyed mkhyen pa ~ wisdom of quantity

jigten chögyed ~ 'jig rten chos brgyad ~ eight worldly interests / dharmas / concerns: attachment to gain, pleasure, praise and fame, and aversion to loss, pain, blame and bad reputation

jishinwajizhinwa ~ ji bzhin ba / pa ~ what is, as it is, suchness, the authentic condition, state of being just as it is, natural state

jorwa ~ sbyor ba ~ 1. to prepare, to mix; to apply; 2. Mahayoga practice of union

jugpa ~ 'jug pa ~ enter, entering into action, application

jung ne dro sum ~ 'byung gnas 'gro gsum ~ 'arising, staying, going: three' investigating thought, where thought arises, where it remains and where it disappears

ka ~ bka' ~ word, pronouncement

kadag ~ ka dag ~ pure from the beginning, syn. shunyata

Kadampa ~ bka' gdams pa ~ school of Tibetan Buddhism

kagyed ~ bka' brgyad ~ cycle of eight deities

Kagyüd (pa) ~ bka' brgyud (pa) ~ one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism

kama ~ bka' ma ~ oral transmission, teachings transmitted without interruption

kangzag ~ gang zag ~ individual, person, pudgala

Karma Kagyüd ~ kar ma bka' brgyud ~ one of the Kagyü-schools

kham ~ khams ~ element, realm, individual constitution, Skt. dhatu

khandro ~ mkha' 'gro ~ dakini

khatag ~ kha btags ~ ceremonial scarf

khatvanga ~ kha twam ga ~ trident, khatvanga

khor de ~ 'khor 'das ~ samsara and nirvana

khorde rangdrol ~ 'khor 'das rang grol ~ khor: Samsara, de: Nirvana,samsara, de: nirvana, rangdrol: self-liberation, 'samsara, nirvana and the concepts that define them are self-liberated and perfected in our true nature.'

khorde rushen ~ 'khor 'das ru shan ~ practice of separating samsara and nirvana (distinguishing between mind & the nature of mind)

khorde yermed ~ 'khor 'das dbyer med ~ main view of the Sakyapa: indivisibility of samsara and nirvana

khoryugma ~ khor yug ma ~ meditation that arises effortlessly, automatically, 'which governs all'

khoryugtu ~ khor yug tu ~ at all times

khujug ~ khu byug ~ cuckoo

khyung ~ khyung ~ garuda

kompai nyam ~ goms pa'i nyams ~ experience of familiarization

ku sum ~ sku gsum ~ three kayas or dimensions: dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya

kun dzob (denpa) ~ kun rdzob (bden pa) ~ relative or provisional (truth)

kundü yidshinyidzhin norbu ~ kun 'dus yid bzhin nor bu ~ kundü: all is unified, union of guru, devas and dakinis,

yidshinyidzhin norbu: wish-fulfilling jewel practice-form of guruyoga, in which all gurus, yidams etc. are unified in the manifestation of the master

kunkhyen ~ kun mkhyen ~ omniscience, omniscient

Kuntuzangpo thug kyi tenpa ~ Kun tu bzang po thugs kyi bstan pa ~ teachings of the mind of Samantabhadra

kunshikunzhi ~ kun gzhi ~ kun: all, everything; shi:zhi: base; 'the base of all', inherent condition or base of both samsara and nirvana, 'primordial base'. In yogachara kunshiyogacharaYogachara kunzhi is the base, because that is where our potentiality of karma is stored, where ones karmic traces are accumulated.

kyangma ~ rkyang ma ~ Skt. lalana, solar channel, one of the three chief nadis in the body, male left, female right side

kyedrim ~ bskyed rim ~ development stage, method of developing

kyeshii bardo ~ skye shi’i bar do ~ bardo between birth and death

kyilkhor ~ dkyil 'khor ~ 'center and surrounding', mandala

la ~ bla ~ life-force, life energy, vital principle, energy

labpa ~ bslab pa ~ training

ladawa ~ la zla ba ~ to pass beyond, going beyond

lhadre ~ lha 'dre ~ lha: deva (Skt.), something positive, dre: evil spirit, lhadre: good and bad, goodness and evil, dualistic vision

lam ~ lam ~ path, way

lama ~ bla ma ~ guru, teacher, master

le nang ~ las snang ~ karmic vision

lha ~ lha ~ divinity, deity, Skt. deva

lhagthong ~ lhag mthong ~ lhag: something more, thong: to see; insight, actually real or experiential knowledge and understanding of the movement aspect of our condition, vipashyana (Pali vipassana)

lhangtsed ~ lhangs tshad ~ trials for chödChöd practitioners, visions induced by chödChöd

lhödpa ~ lhod pa ~ relaxed

lhugpa ~ lhug pa ~ relaxing in instant presence which is real relaxation

lhundrub ~ lhun grub ~ self-perfected state, spontaneously present, infinite qualifications, infinite potentiality of manifestations, primordial potentiality, the final state of the four Contemplations of the Dzogchen Semde

logpai kundzob ~ log pa'i kun rdzob ~ erroneous or incorrect relative condition

lojong ~ blo sbyong ~ mind training

long ~ klong ~ space, primordial space

long chen ~ klong chen ~ total space, the universe

longde ~ klong sde ~ series of (primordial) space

longku ~ longs sku ~ sambhogakaya, dimension of manifestation of energy of light, manifestation of energy level, dimension of the richness of qualities

lü dultren teng ~ lus rdul phran dengs ~ lü: physical body; dultren: atom, very tiny atom; teng: entering the atom; the body slowly disappearing into emptiness, when applying the practice of integration in a state of emptiness, or a Tantrictantric practice, and gaining realization in that; not rainbow body

lüd ~ glud ~ name of a rite for ransoming

lung ~ rlung ~ wind, air-element, one of the three humors, Skt. vayu

lung ~ lung ~ agama, summaries or collections of quotes from DCDzogchen tantras, some chapters of the main points of tantras, essentials of tantras, transmission of sound

machöpa ~ ma bcos pa ~ uncorrected, not correcting, unmodified

magag ~ ma 'gags ~ uninterrupted, unobstructed, unstopped

marigpa ~ ma rig pa ~ ignorance (of our state), not recognizing (rig pa),rigpa, not having knowledge of the primordial state

Marme Mönlam ~ mar me smon lam ~ practice of Invocation of the Lamp

melong ~ me long ~ mirror

men ~ sman ~ medicine

menngag ~ man ngag ~ secret instructions, upadeshaUpadesha

menngagde ~ man ngag sde ~ series of secret instructions, upadeshavarga

mendrub ~ sman grub ~ medicine empowered by practice, amrita

menpa chenpo ~ sman pa chen po ~ 'great doctor' epithet for the Buddha

mi nyi ~ mi gnyis ~ non-dual, non-duality

mi yowa ~ mi g.yo ba ~ unchangeable state, undisturbed state, not moving, the discovery that movement is part of one's real nature, one of four contemplations of Semde

milam ~ mi lam ~ dream

milam bardo ~ mi lam (gyi) bar do ~ bardo of dreaming

milam trugpa ~ mi lam dkrug pa ~ disordering the dream

min ~ smin ~ ripening

mitog samten ~ mi gtog bsam gtan ~ contemplation beyond thought

mitogpa ~ mi gtog pa ~ absence of thought, non disturbed by thought, without thinking, beyond thought

mitogpai nyam ~ mi gtog pa'i nyams ~ experience of absence of thought, non disturbed by thought, without thought

mo ~ mo ~ divination

mönlam ~ smon lam ~ invocation, aspiration, prayer, pranidhana, prayer, vow, good wishes, aspiration prayer

mönpa ~ smon pa ~ intention, aspiration

müntsam ~ mun mtsham ~ dark retreat

nal ~ rnal ~ original, natural condition

naljor ~ rnal 'byor ~ yoga, nal: original or authentic, never changing or modified, the original condition; jor: having this knowledge or understanding; yoga, in its real meaning of discovering our real condition, possessing the authentic condition

naljor gyüd ~ rnal 'byor rgyud ~ yogatantra

naljor nampa shizhi ~ rnal 'byor rnam pa bzhi ~ Four Yogas of Mahamudra according to Gampopa (phyag chen gyi rnal 'byor bzhi): single-pointed concentration: tsechig (rtse gcig), beyond concepts: trödral (spros bral), one taste: rochig (ro gcig), and beyond meditation: gommed (sgom med) naljorpa / ma ~ rnal 'byor pa / ma ~ yogin, yogini nalma ~ rnal ma ~ natural state, fundamental state, being in your own true nature nalwab ~ rnal dbab ~ settle into the natural state, resting in naturalness namkha arted ~ nam mkha' ar gtad ~ practice of sky gazing, integration into space, the integrating of one's state with the sky, sky gazing namkha chüdlen ~ nam kha' bcud len ~ chüdlen of space

namshe, nampar shepa ~ rnam shes, rnam par shes pa ~ consciousness

namtog ~ rnam rtog ~ ordinary thought, concepts

nang sid ~ snang srid ~ all that appears and exists

nang tong ~ snang stong ~ vision and emptiness

nang tong zungsung jug ~ snang stong zung 'jug ~ union of vision and emptiness

nang, nangwa ~ snang, snang ba ~ vision, perception, appearance

nangwa chogshagchogzhag ~ snang ba cog bzhag ~ chogshagchogzhag of vision

nangwa shizhi ~ snang ba bzhi ~ four visions according to the Dzogchen thödgalThödgal

natsog ~ sna tshogs ~ diversity, manifoldness, variety of phenomena

ne gyu rig (sum) ~ gnas 'gyu rig (gsum) ~ calm state, movement and presence

ned ~ nad ~ illness

negyu ~ gnas 'gyu ~ calm state and movement

nepa ~ gnas pa ~ the calm state

nepai ting nge dzin ~ gnas pa’i ting nge 'dzin ~ contemplation of the calm state

ngejung ~ nges 'byung ~ renunciation (in sutra)Sutra)

ngo ~ ngo ~ one's own condition, 'face'

ngo rang togtu tred ~ ngo rang thog tu 'phrad (sprad) ~ direct introduction, directly discover your state

ngöndro ~ sngon 'gro ~ preliminary practices

ngönsum ~ mngon sum ~ direct perception, real and concrete contact with, discovery through one's senses

Ngor ~ ngor ~ a division of Sakya school

ngowo nyidku ~ ngo bo nyid (kyi) sku ~ dimension of the union of the three dimensions ('bodies', kaya), svabhavikakaya

ngöshingözhi ~ dngos gzhi ~ main part of teaching

ngödrub ~ dngos grub ~ siddhi, realization, attainments, accomplishment, spiritual power [choggi ngödrub ~ mchog gi dngos grub highest attainment, thünmong ngödrub ~ thun mong dngos grub ~ ordinary attainments]

nyam ~ nyams ~ meditation experience, experience as a result of practice, s.a. de-, sal-, mitogpa-nyam

nyam ~ mnyam ~ sameness, equal

nyam gong phel gyi nangwa ~ nyams gong 'phel gyi snang ba ~ 2nd vision of the developing of experiences

nyam nang ~ nyams snang ~ vision of experience

nyam nang gong phel ~ nyams snang gong 'phel ~ see: nyam gong phel gyi nangwa

nyam je nyimed ~ mnyam rjes gnyis med ~ non-duality of nyamshagnyamzhag and jethob, of meditation and post-meditation, also total contemplation

nyamnyid ~ mnyam nyid ~ equality, equanimity, non-dual state, one of four contemplations

nyamshagnyamzhag ~ mnyam bzhag ~ 1. nyam: equanimity, shag:zhag: to leave it in the state as it is, referring to the fact that we are learning to relax into our own condition within the specific method of practice; contemplation, non-conceptual meditation recognition of the state of calm & movement, 2. kind of mudra or meditation posture

nya ngen lede ~ mya ngan las 'das~ nirvana, literally meaning 'gone beyond misery ', short: de ('das)

nye gyüd ~ nye brgyud ~ direct / short lineage; short transmission; close lineage, e.g. terma

nyengyüd ~ snyan rgyud ~ oral transmission, 'only a few words' oral teachings; in Bönpo: teachings received from visions, what is called 'pure visions' in other traditions

nyi ~ gnyis ~ two

nyid ~ nyid ~ self, -ness, state, the very, itself, the state of itself

nyimed ~ gnyis med ~ non-dual, not two

nying ~ snying ~ heart, center, nucleus

Nyingma (pa) ~ rnying ma (pa) ~ ancient tradition, one of the 4 main schools of Tibetan Buddhism

nyingthig ~ snying thig ~ innermost essence, [refers to the Innermost Unexcelled Cycle of Heart Essence (yang gsang bla na med pa'i snying thig gi skor), the fourth of the four divisions of the upadeshaUpadesha according to the arrangement of Shri Singha. All lineages of the Innermost Essence passed through Shri Singha and continued in Tibet through his disciples, Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra. The Nyingthig teachings have appeared through various lines of transmission; for instance, each major tertön reveals an independent cycle of Dzogchen instructions].

nyönmong ~ nyon smong ~ passions, delusions, negative emotions, klesha

nyongdrol ~ myong grol ~ tasting creates a cause for liberation, liberation through tasting (e.g. of empowered medicine)

ödsal ~ 'od gsal ~ clear light, luminosity

pagchag ~ bag chags ~ karmic potentiality or traces, ingrained predispositions, latent inclinations, vasana

pang ~ spang ~ abandoned, gone beyond

pawo ~ dpa' bo ~ hero, Skt. daka, vira

pedken ~ bad kan ~ phlegm, one of the 3 humors, Skt. kapha

pal ~ dpal ~ glorious, Skt. shri

parlung ~ bar rlung ~ kind of kumbhaka breathing

pharoltu chinpa ~ pha rol tu phyin pa ~ transcending perfection, paramita

phowa ~ 'pho ba ~ practice for the moment of death, directing the way one's consciousness emerges

phowa chenpo ~ 'pho ba chen po ~ great transference, rainbow body without even manifesting death

phowa chenpoi dorje ku ~ 'pho ba chen po'i rdo rje sku ~ indestructible body of great transference

phungpo ~ phung po ~ aggregate (refers to the five aggregates), s.a. 5 skhandas

phünsum tsog nga ~ phun sum tshogs lnga ~ five perfections

phurba ~ phur ba ~ 1) kilaya, Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba), 2) sacred dagger used in tantric rituals, kila.

pum wang ~ bum dbang ~ vase initiation

rakta ~ rak ta ~ blood, Skt. rakta

rang gyüdpa ~ rang rgyud pa ~ Svatantrika school of Madhyamaka

rang sar drol ~ rang sar grol ~ self-liberated

rangjung ~ rang byung ~ self-originated

rangjung yeshe ~ rang byung ye shes ~ self-originated wisdom

rangrig ~ rang rig ~ natural instantaneous presence

rangshinrangzhin ~ rang bzhin ~ nature

rangshinrangzhin ödsal ~ rang bzhin 'od gsal ~ natural clear light, practice of natural light

re dog dang dralwa ~ re dogs dang bral ba ~ beyond hope and fear, re: hope, dogs: fear, dang dralwa: beyond

regdrol ~ reg grol ~ contact with physical body creates a cause for liberation

rig ~ rig ~ 1. instant presence (see: rigpa); 2. generally intelligence

repa ~ ras pa ~ yogin practioner; lit: one wearing cotton, like Milarepa

rig tong ~ rig stong ~ instant presence and emptiness

rig drug ~ rigs drug ~ six classes of beings or six lokas

rigdzin ~ rig 'dzin ~ holder of knowledge, holder of non-dual presence, vidyadhara, realized being

rigpa ~ rig pa ~ 1. being in the state of instant presence, state of pure instantaneous presence, non-dual presence, knowledge or understanding of our natural state, knowledge of the potentiality of our state; 2. in Sutra instead: (ordinary) intelligence

rigpa chogshagchogzhag ~ rig pa cog bzhag ~ chogshagchogzhag of the state of instantaneous presence

rigpa tsedpheb kyi nangwa ~ rig pa tshad phebs kyi snang ba ~ 3. vision of the increasing of the full measure of rigpa, perfection of one's intrinsic presence

rigpai tsal wang ~ rig pa'i rtsal dbang ~ empowerment of the energy of rigpa, fundamental method of introduction given by the master by means of which the student is enabled to enter into knowledge of his / her own primordial state through empowerment of his / her own energy, introducing state of rigpa by the energy of tsal

rimed ~ ris med ~ respect for all traditions, non-sectarian, eclectic, without judgements, non-biased

rimedpa ~ ris med pa ~ someone with a non-biased attitude, belonging to the rimed movement

rimgyipa ~ rim gyis pa ~ gradual, lower level of higher capacity

ring gyüd ~ ring brgyud ~ 'long lineage', temporal historical transmission, e.g. kama

ringsel ~ ring bsrel ~ relics in form of tiny pills

riwo chogshagchogzhag ~ ri bo cog bzhag ~ chogshagchogzhag like a mountain

ro chig ~ ro gcig ~ one taste, third of the 4 yogas of Mahamudra

ro nyam ~ ro mnyam ~ 'same flavour'

rolpa ~ rol pa ~ (sambhogakaya-) aspect of energy, a kind of energy of the individual that manifests (only) within our dimension, that which manifests through infinite potentiality, one of the three modes of energy in Dzogchen

roma ~ ro ma ~ Skt. rasana, lunar channel male right, female left

rulog ~ ru log ~ turning back, reversing direction, reversing direction, going back to the origin, to the state of shizhi (base), process of reversing solid matter into radiant energy

rushen ~ ru shan ~ practice of separating samsara and nirvana

sa chigpa ~ sa gcig pa ~ single state, one bhumi

sa lam ~ sa lam ~ level of realization, lam: path (referring to the 5 paths) sa: bhumi (referring to the 10 bhumis)

sa ter ~ sa gter ~ treasure of the earth, terma of objects

sag jang ~ bsags sbyang ~ sag: accumulating merit, jang: purifying negative karma

Sakya (pa) ~ sa skya (pa) ~ one of the four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism

samatog ~ za ma tog ~ container for keeping objects of practice

samten ~ bsam gtan ~ Skt. dhyana, samadhi, meditative absorption, concentration (sam: to think, ten: to stabalise)

samten chenpo ~ bsam gtan chen po ~ samten: samadhi, chenpo: great, total samten chenpo: contemplation, not ordinary samadhi

sang ngag ~ gsang sngags ~ 'secret mantra', secret mantrayana

sangthal ~ zang thal ~ unobstructed, unimpeded, transparent, directly penetrating

sangwa ~ gsang ba ~ secret, hidden

sangye ~ sangs rgyas ~ Buddha, awakened one, enlightenment

Sarma ~ gsar ma ~ new, modern tradition, collective name for the schools founded after the 10th century

salnyam ~ gsal nyams ~ experience of clarity

salwa ~ gsal ba ~ clarity

sem ~ sems ~ 1. (ordinary) mind, 2. sometimes short for changchub sem, enlightened mind, bodhichitta

Sembön ~ sems bon ~ Bön of the nature of mind

semde ~ sems sde ~ de: series of teachings, sem: short for changchub sem, (chang: purified, chub: perfected, sem: mind) pure mind, pure condition; series of teachings of pure mind or pure condition

semdzin ~ sems 'dzin ~ practices of Dzogchen teaching

semnyid ~ sems nyid ~ nature of mind

semtrid ~ sems khrid ~ teaching on the nature of mind

seng, senge ~ seng, seng ge ~ lion

serkyem ~ gser skyems ~ 'golden beverage', liquid offering to guardians

shardrol ~ shar grol ~ liberated upon arising, self-liberated as it arises

she ~ shes ~ knowledge

shed gyüd ~ bshad rgyud ~ explanatory transmission

shedang ~ zhe sdangs ~ aversion, hatred, anger

sheddra ~ bshad grwa ~ scriptural college, study center

shejai dribpa ~ shes bya’i sgrib pa ~ obstacles related to knowledge, conceptual obstacles

shenjed ~ shan 'byed ~ differentiation, to separate, distinguish between

shenpa ~ zhen pa ~ attachment

shepa ~ shes pa ~ consciousness, cognition

sherab ~ shes rab ~ prajna,prajña, superior knowledge, energy of emptiness

sheshinshezhin ~ shes bzhin ~ self awareness, awareness of one's own behavior

shi ~ gzhi ~ ground, thebase

Shijed ~ Zhi byed ~ 'pacifier (of suffering)' main teaching of Pha Tampa, Machig Labdrön's main master, one of the eight practice lineages of Tibetan Buddhism

shi lhag sung jug ~ zhi lhag zung 'jug ~ union of shine & lhagtong, shamatha & vipashyana, union of emptiness and wisdom

shine ~ zhi gnas ~ shamatha, calm state, calming down, tranquil abiding

shitro ~ zhi khro ~ (Xitro), practice of peaceful and wrathful manifestations, practice for helping those who have died, involves the visualisation of the hundred peaceful and wrathful manifestations

sidpa ~ srid pa ~ existence of all phenomena

sidpai bardo ~ srid pa'i bar do ~ bardo of becoming

sidpar ru log ~ srid par ru log ~ reverse into origin, reversal, process of reversing solid matter into radiant energy

södnam ~ bsod nams ~ merit

sog ~ srog ~ life force, one of the 3 aspects of the life principle

sosor togpai yeshe ~ so sor rtogs pa'i yeshe ~ discriminating wisdom

sung jug ~ zung 'jug ~ union

sung khor ~ srung 'khor ~ circle of protection

tag ~ stag ~ tiger

tagdrol ~ btag / btags grol ~ wearing creates a cause for liberation, something to wear on the body of a dead or dying or living person which will place a positive cause for going onto the path in his / her future life, liberation through touch

tagnang ~ dag snang ~ pure vision, (transmission of teaching through) pure visions

tagpa rabjam ~ dag pa rab 'byams ~ infinite pure vision, pure vision or dimension without karmic traces

tamdze ~ dam rdzas ~ sacred substance, samaya substance, empowered medicine

tampa sum ~ dam pa gsum ~ three sacred principles: 1) refuge and bodhichitta, 2) contemplation beyond concepts, 3) dedication of merit

tamtsig ~ dam tshig ~ samaya, spiritual commitment, promise

tamtsig shizhi ~ dam tshig bzhi ~ four commitments, 1. nothingness, non-existent (medpa: med pa), 2. presence, omnipresence (chalpa: phyal pa), 3. self-perfected (lhundrub: lhun grub), 4. unique center of universe, singleness (chigpu: gcig pu)

tawa ~ lta ba ~ view, point of view, intuitive understanding of one's primordial state, way of seeing

tenpai nyam ~ brtan pa’i nyams ~ experience of stability

terma ~ gter ma ~ rediscovered teachings, treasure, treasure teachings

tertön ~ gter ston ~ revealer of terma

thab ~ thabs ~ method, skilful means, upaya

thag chig thogtu ched ~ thag gcig thog tu bcad ~ not remaining in doubt, 2nd statement of Garab Dorje

thal gyurpa ~ thal 'gyur pa ~ Prasangika-school of Madhyamaka

thalwa ~ thal ba ~ 'beyond', solar system-like dimension

thalwa chusum ~ thal ba bcu gsum ~ 13 solar system-like dimensions

thamalgyi shepa ~ tha mal gyi shes pa ~ 'ordinary consciousness', everyday mind not modified or changed

thangka ~ thang ka ~ Tibetan scroll painting

thar chinpai nyam ~ mthar phyin pa’i nyams ~ experience of ultimate accomplishment

thar lam ~ thar lam ~ path of liberation

thar lam de sum ~ thar lam sde gsum ~ 3 systems of the path of liberation

thegpa ~ theg pa ~ vehicle, support, yana

thegpa chenpo ~ theg pa chen po ~ great vehicle, Mahayana

thig ~ thigs ~ drop

thigle ~ thig le ~ sphere, representing our potentiality; a sphere without angles, which means something beyond all limitations, sphere of light, bindu

thigle chenpo ~ thig le chen po ~ total thigle, complete sphere

thobpai nyam ~ thob pa’i nyams ~ experience of attainment

thödgal ~ thod rgal ~ practice particular to the Dzogchen teaching

thödgal gyi nangwa shizhi ~ thod rgal gyi snang ba bzhi ~ 4 stages of vision in thödgal

thödrol ~ thos grol ~ listening creates a cause for liberation, liberation through hearing

thongdrol ~ mthong grol ~ seeing creates a cause for liberation, 'liberation through seeing', something that becomes a positive cause for the persons who see them

thug ~ thugs ~ state of the mind

thug kyi trulku ~ thugs kyi sprul sku ~ mind-incarnation

thugdam ~ thugs dam ~ state of meditation, practizing like this one dies in the meditation position remaining in it for three days after death, or sometimes even more until the body shows signs that the position is loosening up, which means that the consciousness has emerged

thugje ~ thugs rje ~ in Dzogchen: manifestation of the energy, the energy aspect of the base potentiality; in general: compassion

thugje magagpa ~ thugs rje ma 'gags pa ~ energy of primordial state manifesting without interruption

thun ~ thun ~ fixed length of time, session phase of practice,

thun dring~ thun 'bring ~ (tundrin) medium length practice session

thun dü ~ thun bsdus ~ (tundus) short practice, short length practice session

thun gye ~ thun rgyas ~ (tungyas) extensive practice, extensive length practice session

thun tsog ~ thun tshog ~ (tuncog)  ganapuja

ting nge dzin ~ ting nge 'dzin ~ contemplation, samadhi

tingdzin chenpo ~ ting 'dzin chen po ~ total contemplation, permanent condition of total presence

tingdzin khorjug chenpo ~ ting 'dzin khor yug chen po ~ tingdzin: contemplation, koryug chenpo: totally integrated in all circumstances, the all pervasive state of contemplation, total contemplation

tingdzin nampa shizhi ~ ting 'dzin rnam pa bzhi ~ four contemplations

ting sel ~ gting gsal ~ profound clarity

togden ~ rtogs ldan ~ 'one who gained understanding', more or less the same as naljorpa, yogin

togpa ~ rtog pa ~ to think

tön ~ don ~ meaning, benefit, true meaning, purpose

tön dam ~ don dam ~ absolute or ultimate meaning

tong nyam ~ stong nyams ~ experience of void

tongpa ~ stong pa ~ empty, open, shunya

tongpa nyid ~ stong pa nyid ~ emptiness, openness, shunyata

tongra ~ stong ra ~ tong: emptiness, ra: dimension; principle of Yantra Yoga, remaining present in the knowledge of emptiness, which is our dimension, instead of transforming ourselves into a yidam

torma ~ gtor ma ~ balingta, torma-offering

trang dön ~ drang don ~ conventional or provisional meaning

trashi ~ bkra shis ~ good fortune, auspiciousness

tregchöd ~ khregs chod ~ treg: binding something, chöd: something being cut, loose, free, something breaking automatically; method of practice of the Dzogchen upadesha,Upadesha, being totally relaxed in the knowledge and understanding of our real nature, after having been introduced; relaxing totally body, speech, mind and all tensions into the state of contemplation; total relaxation

tregpa ~ khregs pa ~ bundle of sticks tied with a rope

tren ~ dran ~ remembering

trengrol ~ dran grol ~ liberation through remembering, e.g. the sound and meaning of the Song of Vajra

trenpa ~ dran pa ~ presence (of mind), mindfulness, remembrance

trenrig ~ dran rig ~ recognition, state of recognition (of rigpa)

trenshe ~ dran shes ~ mindful awareness, presence of awareness, mindfulness

trigrol ~ dri grol ~ liberation through scent

trinle ~ phrin las ~ enlightened, beneficial activities

tripa ~ mkhris pa ~ bile, one of the 3 humors in Tibetan medicine, Skt. pitta

trödral ~ spros bral ~ beyond concepts, beyond judgement, second of the 4 yogas of Mahamudra

trolwa trugden ~ grol ba drug ldan ~ 1. six liberations (six syllables), 2. trolwa: liberation, trug: six, den: to have, to have the possibility of the six liberations (referring to the 6 senses)

trondu ~ 'phro 'du ~ (practice of) sending and uniting, expanding and reabsorbing

trong jug ~ grong 'jug ~ transference [of consciousness into another] body (phowa trong jug ~ 'pho ba grong 'jug)

trubtha ~ grub mtha' ~ philosophical systems, lit. 'limits of affirmation'

trubthob ~ grub thob ~ siddha, master of spiritual accomplishment; accomplished master

trulkhor ~ 'phrul 'khor (also 'khrul 'khor) ~ yantra, movement (of the body), yantra yoga

trulku ~ sprul sku ~ nirmanakaya, incarnation, one who wants to, and can be born freely as he wishes

trulpa ~ 'khrul pa ~ illusion

tsa tsa ~ tsha tsha ~ small clay icon of deities, stupas etc.

tsal ~ rtsal ~ manifestation of the energy aspect of the base related to the nirmanakaya condition, one of the three modes of energy in Dzogchen

tsalung ~ rtsa rlung ~ practice of breathing and visualisation of the channels, chakras and prana

tsampa ~ tsam pa ~ roasted barley flour, staple diet of Tibetans

Tsarpa ~ Tshar pa ~ a division of Sakya school

tsawai lama ~ rtsa ba'i bla ma ~ root teacher

tse ~ tshe ~ potentiality of life span, one of the three aspects of the life principle

tsechig ~ rtse gcig ~ single-pointed concentration, one-pointedness, first of the 4 yogas of Mahamudra

Tsedrub Gongdü ~ tshe sgrub dgongs 'dus ~ Long Life Practice of Universal Union

tsig ~ tshig ~ word, term

tsig sum ned deg ~ tshig gsum gnad brdegs ~ 'The Three Statements that Strike the Essence', three words hitting the main point, 3 testaments of Garab Dorje

tsog ~ tshogs ~ ganapuja, accumulation, assembly

tsog trug rangdrol ~ tshogs drug rang grol ~ tsog trug: six senses, rangdrol: self-liberation, self-liberation of the six senses

tsog sag yenlag dünpa ~ tshogs bsag yan lag bdun pa ~ seven ways of accumulating merits (Sutra)

tsöldral ~ rtsol bral ~ beyond effort, to transcend effort

tsölmed ~ rtsol med ~ without effort

tsölwa ~ rtsol ba ~ effort, endeavour

Tsombu Sodün ~ tshom bu so bdun ~ tsombu: heaping something, heap, sodun: thirty-seven, mandala offering of thirty seven heaps

tsulshing ~ tshul shing ~ meditation stick (for Longde practices)

tsultrim ~ tshul khrims ~ morality, ethics, ethical conduct, discipline; 'trim': law, rule; 'tsul': situation, being aware of the circumstances, Skt: shila

tummo ~ gtum mo ~ practice of inner heat

turtröd ~ dur khrod ~ cemetery, charnel ground, a place for the disposal of the dead

uma ~ dbu ma ~ 1. Madhyamaka school, 2. middle, 3. central channel, Skt. avadhuti

umapa ~ dbu ma pa~ madhyamika, a person following to the Madhyamaka school

wang ~ dbang ~ 1. empowerment, initiation, abhisheka; 2. power, potentiality

wang chu ~ dbang bchu ~ ten points of energy

wangpo ~ dbang po ~ controlling powers, capacity, sense (faculties, power, organs), powerful, ruler, lord

wangpo thog che kyi düd ~ dbang po thogs bcas kyi bdud ~ the demon that blocks the senses

yab yum ~ yab yum ~ 'father mother', manifestations presented in union form of divinities in Tantrism

yangdag kundzob ~ yang dag kun rdzob ~ pure, correct relative truth

yangdaggi tawa ~ yang dag gi lta ba ~ correct point of view

yangter ~ yang ter ~ rehidden and rediscovered terma

yangti ~ yang ti (tig) ~ essential method in Dzogchen

ye sangye ~ ye sangs rgyas ~ (being in) the perfected, enlightened state from the beginning

yedrol ~ ye grol ~ primordial liberation

yengwa ~ g.yeng ba ~ distraction

yermed ~ dbyer med ~ inseparable

yeshe ~ ye shes ~ primordial wisdom, wisdom

yeshiyezhi ~ ye gzhi ~ primordial base

yeshiyezhi nyingpo changchub kyi sem ~ ye gzhi snying po byang chub kyi sems ~ essence of the primordial bodhichitta

yidam ~ yi dam ~ yidam, 'sacred mind', divinity

ying rig dre ~ dbyings rig 'dres ~ integration of space and instant presence

ying rig yermed ~ dbyings rig dbyer med ~ inseparability of space and awareness

yowa ~ g.yo ba ~ movement

yowai nyam ~ g.yo ba'i nyams ~ experience of movement

yul ~ yul ~ object

yum ~ yum ~ mother, consort

zamatog ~ za ma tog ~ container for keeping objects ofpractice

zernga ~ gzer lnga ~ Dzogchen practice, 'five nails'

zhagpa ~ bzhag pa ~ to remain

zhengpa ~ gzhengs pa ~ to arise, to awaken, to appear

zhi ~ gzhi ~ ground, the base

zhi chig ~ gzhi gcig ~ zhi: base, chig: one; the same base (of all of the universe, samsara and nirvana)

zhir zheng ~ gzhir gzhengs ~ to appear in original condition

zi ~ gzi ~ Tibetan precious stone

--- Should this be transwikied to Wiktionary? How and where whould we establish our own dictionary. What functionality/searchability do we need? --

Terms to be integrated

 * gza' zla-ba, "Monday"
 * gza' mig dmar, "Tuesday"
 * sbrag-khang, yig-zam, "Post Office"
 * bod-ljongs slob grwa chen-mo, "University of Tibet"
 * spyi-tshogs tshan-rig khang, “Academy of Social Sciences”