Tibetan-English DictionaryHere the Tibetan words are given in alphabetical order, with their accepted sanskrit equivalents followed by the english meaning. All the technical terms are illustrated from extracts form sanskrit Buddhist and Tibetan works. |
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abbr Amdo ancient animals Asura barley bird Bodhi Bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddhist byed-pa called cause chen-po chief Chinese chos-kyi cloth colloq colour Dalai Lama deity demon disease doctrine epithet evil flower goddess gods Hbrom head holy horse India khams khra kind king kun-tu Lama language letter Lhasa Magadha Mahāyāna me-tog meaning med-pa medicinal meditation ment Mhon mind Mñon monastery monk mountain mystic Nepal one's ornament pahi person place in Tibet plant poison prob rdo-rje Rdsa religion religious residence resp rgyal-po rgyu river round Rtsi Rtsii Sanskrit sbst Schr Schtr signifies Sikkim skye-wa skyes Sman species spirit stone Tantra Tantrik thing Tibet Tibetan Tibetan alphabet tion tree Tsang word Ya-sel