Word List

We have included this word list because the translation of Tibetan terms has yet to be standardized and readers will undoubtedly encounter alternative translations of key terms in other works. We have provided phoneticized versions of the Tibetan terms, rendered according to the eastern Tibetan dialect, to aid readers unfamiliar with the Wylie system of transliteration. Some English words may be listed under the idiom in which they occur in the text (for example, "imagination" is listed under the idiom "beyond imagination").

English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation abide gnas pa nay pa absence of extremes phyogsmed chokmay acceptance and rejection blang dor, spang blang lang dor, pang lang adornment rgyan Jen adventitious distortions glo bur gyi dri ma lo bur ji dri ma affirmation and denial rtag chad tak chay afflictive emotion nyon mongs pa nyonmongpa all-creating kun byed kunjay all-encompassing 'uh chub oobchoob apparent objects yulsnang yulnang apparent phenomena snang ba nangwa arise 'char ba, shar ha char wa, shar wa authentic bdenpa den pa awakened mind (Dzogchen context; Skt. bodhicitta) byang chub kyi sems jang chub chi sem