Glossary of Terms Used
| English | spoken Tibetan | Wylie Tibetan | Sanskrit transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| affliction | nyönmong | nyon-mongs | kleśa |
| analytic meditation | jegom | dpyad-sgom | yauktika dhyāna |
| calm abiding | shiné | zhi-gnas | śamatha |
| devotion to the guru | lama-la tenpa | bla-ma-la bsten-pa | guruparyupāsati |
| fixation meditation | joggom | 'jog-sgom | nibandhita dhyāna |
| foundational vehicle | t’ek män | theg sman | hīnayāna |
| incarnate lama | tülku | sprul-sku | nirmānakāya |
| inherent existence | rangzhingi drubpa | rang-bzhin-gyi grub-pa | svabhāvasiddha |
| mind of enlightenment | changchub sem | byang-chhub sems | bodhicitta |
| motivational training | lojong | blo-sbyong | autsukya dhyāna |
| omniscience | t’amcé k’yempa | thams-cad mkhyen-pa | sarvajña |
| preliminary practices | ngöndo | sngon-'gro | prārambhika kriyāni |
| root guru | zawé lama | rtsa-ba'i bla-ma | mūlaguru |
| stages of the path | lamrim | lam-rim | pātheya |
| transmission and realisation | lungtok | lung-rtogs | āgamādhigama |
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