Glossary from Debate in Tibetan Buddhism
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Source: Purdue, Daniel. Debate in Tibetan Buddhism. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1992.
Note: Sanskrit terms marked with an asterisk are reconstructions from the Tibetan and may have not occurred in Sanskrit literature.
| English | Tibetan | Sanskrit |
|---|---|---|
| action/karma | las | karma |
| affirming negative | ma yin dgag | paryudāsa-pratiṣhedha |
| affliction | nyon mongs | klesha |
| aggregate | phung po | skandha |
| Amitābha | 'od dpag med | amitābha |
| Amitāyus | tshe dpag med | amitāyus |
| Amoghasiddhi | don yod grub pa | amoghasiddhi |
| animal | dud 'gro | tiryañch |
| animals living in the depths | dud 'gro bying na gnas pa | --- |
| animals scattered (about the surface) | dud 'gro kha 'thor ba | --- |
| appearance factor | snang ngor | --- |
| appearing object | snang yul | *pratibhāsa-viṣhaya |
| appearing object of a direct perceiver | mngon sum gyi snang yul | --- |
| appearing object of a thought consciousness | rtog pa'i snang yul | --- |
| apprehended object | bzung yul | grāhya-viṣhaya |
| arising | byung ba | --- |
| ascertainment factor | nges ngor | --- |
| ascertainment factor of a direct perceiver | mngon sum gyi nges ngor | --- |
| astringent | bska ba | kaṣhāya |
| attractive | phya legs pa | --- |
| awareness | blo | --- |
| awareness to which an object appears but is not ascertained | snang la ma nges pa | *aniyata-pratibhāsa |
| basis of debate | rtsod gzhi | --- |
| basis of designation | gdags gzhi | --- |
| basis of inference | dpag gzhi | --- |
| basis of relation | ltos gzhi | --- |
| being | yin pa | --- |
| being/person | skyes bu | --- |
| being a pot | bum pa yin pa | --- |
| bitter | kha ba | tikta |
| blue | sngon po | nīla |
| Bodhisattva Superior | byang sems kyi 'phags pa | bodhisattva-ārya |
| Bodhisattva Vehicle | byang sems kyi theg pa | bodhisattva-yāna |
| body consciousness | lus shes | kāya-jñāna |
| body sense power | lus kyi dbang po | kāya-indriya |
| boundaries of pervasion | khyab mtha' | --- |
| Buddha Superior | sangs rgyas 'phags pa | buddha-ārya |
| cause | rgyu | hetu/kāraṇa |
| cause of a pot | bum pa'i rgyu | --- |
| Challenger | rigs lam pa | --- |
| child of a barren woman | mo gsham gyi bu | --- |
| clear form | gzugs dvang pa | rūpa-prasāda |
| cloud | sprin | abhra |
| coarse | rags pa | sthūla |
| coarse impermanence | rags pa'i mi rtag pa | *sthūla-anitya |
| coextensive | yin khyab mnyam | --- |
| cold | grang ba shīta | shīta |
| cold hell-being | grang dmyal ba | --- |
| Collected Topics | bsdus grva | --- |
| collection-generality | tshogs spyi | sāmagrī-sāmānya |
| collective engager | sgrub 'jug | *vidhi-pravṛtti |
| color | kha dog | varṇa |
| color-form | kha dog gi gzugs | --- |
| combined reason | sdoms rtags | --- |
| common being | so so'i skye bo | pṛthak-jana |
| having the basis of a demigod | lha ma yin pa'i rten can gyi so so'i skye bo | --- |
| common being having the basis of a god | lha'i rten can gyi so so'i skye bo | --- |
| common being having the basis of a hell-being | dmyal ba'i rten can gyi so so'i skye bo | --- |
| common being having the basis of a human | mi'i rten can gyi so so'i skye bo | --- |
| common being having the basis of a hungry ghost | yi dvags kyi rten can gyi so so'i skye bo | --- |
| common being having the basis of an animal | dud 'gro'i rten can gyi so so'i skye bo common locus | --- |
| common locus | gzhi mthun pa | samāna-adhikaraṇa |
| composed phenomenon | 'dus byas | saṃskṛta |
| compositional factor | 'du byed | saṃskāra |
| concentration | bsam gtan | dhyāna |
| condition | rkyen | pratyaya |
| consciousness | shes pa | jñāna/vijñāna |
| consciousnesses which are the same isolate type | shes par gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| consciousnesses which are the same type of substantial entity | shes par gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| consequence/contradictory consequence | thal 'gyur | prasaṅga |
| Consequence School/ Consequentialist | thal 'gyur pa | prāsaṅgika |
| contaminated | zag bcas | sāsrava |
| contradictory reason | 'gal ba'i gtan tshigs | viruddha-hetu |
| conventional awareness | blo kun rdzob pa | --- |
| conventional truth | kun rdzob bden ba | saṃvṛti-satya |
| cooperative condition | lhan cig byed rkyen | sahakāri-pratyaya |
| cooperative effect | lhan cig byed 'bras | --- |
| correct consequence | thal 'gyur yang dag | samyak-prasaṅga |
| correct sign/correct logical sign | rtags yang dag | *samyak-liṅga |
| correctly assuming consciousness | yid dpyod | *manaḥ-parīkṣha |
| counter-pervasion | ldog khyab | vyatireka-vyāpti |
| counterfeit consequence | thal 'gyur ltar snang | prasaṅga-abhāsa |
| counterfeit direct perceiver | mngon sum ltar snang | pratyakṣha-ābhāsa |
| counterfeit sign | rtags ltar snang | liṅga-ābhāsa |
| cyclic existence | 'khor ba | saṃsāra |
| darkness | mun pa | andhakāra |
| debating courtyard | chos ra | --- |
| Defender | dam bca' ba | --- |
| definiendum | mtshon bya | lakṣhya |
| definition | mtshan nyid | lakṣhana |
| definition which eliminates discordant types | rigs mi mthun sel ba'i mtshan nyid | --- |
| definition which eliminates wrong ideas | log rtag sel ba'i mtshan nyid | --- |
| demigod | lha ma yin | asura |
| demonstrable form | bstan yod kyi gzugs | --- |
| Desire Realm | 'dod khams | kāma-dhātu |
| determined object | zhen yul | *adhyavasāya-viṣhaya |
| determinative knower | zhen rig | *adhyavasāya-saṃvedana |
| different/different phenomena/difference | tha dad | nānātva |
| different entities | ngo bo tha dad pa | --- |
| different-from-pot | bum pa dang tha dad | --- |
| different self-isolates | rang ldog tha dad pa | --- |
| different substantial entities | rdzas tha dad pa | --- |
| different types | rigs tha dad pa | --- |
| direct cause | dngos rgyu | sākṣhāt-kāraṇa |
| direct cooperative condition | dngos kyi lhan cig byed rkyen | --- |
| direct effect | dngos 'bras | sākṣhāt-phala |
| direct perceiver/direct perception | mngon sum | pratyakṣha |
| direct substantial cause | dngos kyi nyer len | --- |
| direct valid cognizer/direct prime cognizer | mngon sum tshad ma | pratyakṣha-pramāṇa |
| discrimination | 'du shes | samjñā |
| dispelling objections | rtsod pa spong ba | --- |
| dissimilar class | mi mthun phyogs | vipakṣha |
| dissimilar isolate types | ldog pa rigs mi 'dra ba | --- |
| dissimilar types of substantial entities | rdzas rigs mi 'dra ba | --- |
| distinction | khyab par | --- |
| distraction | mam par g.yeng ba | --- |
| doctrine | chos | dharma |
| doubt tending to the factual | don 'gyur gyi the tshom | --- |
| doubt tending to the non-factual | don mi 'gyur gyi the tshom | --- |
| dust | brdul | rajaḥ |
| ear consciousness | ma shes | shrotra-jñāna |
| ear sense power | ma ba'i dbang po | shrotra-indriya |
| earth | sa | pṛthivī |
| effect | 'bras bu | phala |
| effect of a pot | bum pa'i 'bras bu | --- |
| eight good luck symbols | bkra shis rtags brgyad | --- |
| element | 'byung ba | bhūta |
| eliminative engager | sel 'jug | *apoha-pravṛtti |
| emptiness | stong pa nyid | shūnyatā |
| entity | ngo bo | vastu |
| equal doubt | cha mnyam pa'i the tshom | --- |
| equal fragrant odor | zhim pa'i dri mnyam pa | sama-sugandha |
| equal odor | dri mnyam pa | sama-gandha |
| equal unfragrant odor | mi zhim pa'i dri mnyam pa | sama-durgandha |
| established base | gzhi grub | *vastu-siddha |
| establishment from its own side | rang ngos nas grub pa | *svarūpa-siddhi |
| ethics | tshul khrims | shīla |
| exalted knower of all aspects | mam mkhyen | sarvā-kāra-jñāna |
| existence from its own side | rang ngos nas grub pa | *svarūpa-siddhi |
| existent/existence | yod pa | sat |
| expressive sound | brjod byed kyi sgra | --- |
| external form | phyi'i gzugs | bahirdhā-rūpa |
| external matter | phy'i bem po | *bahirdhā-kanthā |
| external object | phyi'i don | *bahirdhā-artha |
| eye | mig | --- |
| eye consciousness | mig shes | *chakṣhur-jñāna |
| eye-constituent | mig gi khams | --- |
| eye sense power | mig gi dbang po | chakṣhur-indriya |
| eye sense power which is a basis | rten bcas kyi mig dbang | --- |
| eye sense power which is like a basis | rten mtshungs kyi mig dbang | --- |
| fallacy of a pervasion that is too extensive | khyab che ba'i skyon | --- |
| fallacy of nonoccurrence | mi srid pa'i skyon | --- |
| fallacy of nonpervasion | ma khyab pa'i skyon | --- |
| feeling | tshor ba | vedanā |
| fire | me | teja |
| first three isolate phenomena | ldog chos dang po gsum | --- |
| flower of a dead tree | shing skam po'i me tog | --- |
| Foe Destroyer | dgra bcom pa | arhan |
| Followers of Reasoning | rigs pa'i rje su 'brang pa | *nyāya-anusārin |
| Followers of Scripture | lung gi rje su 'brang pa | *agama-anusārin |
| form/visible form | gzugs | rūpa |
| form aggregate | gzugs kyi phung po | rūpa-skandha |
| form-constituent | gzugs kyi khams | --- |
| form for the mental consciousness | chos kyi skye mched pa'i gzugs | dharma-āyatana-rūpa |
| Form Realm | gzugs khams | rūpa-dhātu |
| form-source | gzugs kyi skye mched | rūpa-āyatana |
| Formless Realm | gzugs med khams | ārupya-dhātu |
| forms which are the same isolate type | gzugs su gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| forms which are the same type of substantial entity | gzugs su gyur pa'i rdzas rigs gcig pa | --- |
| forward pervasion | rjes khyab | anvaya-vyāpti |
| four possibilities | mu bzhi | --- |
| fragrant manufactured odor | zhim pa'i sbyar byung gi dri | sāṃyogika-sugandha |
| fragrant natural odor | zhim pa'i lhan skyes kyi dri | sahaja-sugandha |
| fragrant odor | dri zhim pa | sugandha |
| functioning thing/thing | dngos po | bhāva |
| furthermore | gzhan yang | --- |
| ge-shay | dge bshes | kalyāna-mitra |
| general-isolate | spyi ldog | --- |
| generality | spyi | sāmānya |
| generally characterized phenomenon | spyi mtshan | sāmānya-lakṣhaṇa |
| giving | sbyin pa | dāna |
| god of the Desire Realm | 'dod khams kyi lha | kāma-dhātu-deva |
| god of the Form Realm | gzugs khams kyi lha | rūpa-dhātu-deva |
| god of the Formless Realm | gzugs med khams kyi lha | ārūpya-dhātu-deva |
| good qualities | yon tan | guṇa |
| Great Exposition School | bye brag smra ba | vaibhāṣhika |
| Great Prayer Festival | mon lam chen mo | --- |
| Great Vehicle | theg pa chen po | mahāyāna |
| happy migration | bde 'gro | sugati |
| Hearer Superior | nyan thos kyi 'phags pa | shrāvaka-ārya |
| Hearer Vehicle | nyan thos kyi theg pa | shrāvaka-yāna |
| hearing | thos pa | shruta |
| heaviness | lci ba | gurutva |
| hell-being | dmyal ba | nāraka |
| helper | phan 'dogs byed | --- |
| hidden phenomenon | lkog gyur | parokṣha |
| high | mtho ba | unnata |
| horn of a rabbit | ri bong rva | --- |
| horse | rta | ashva |
| hot hell-being | tsha dmyal ba | --- |
| human | mi | manuṣhya |
| humans of the eight subcontinents | gling phran brgyad kyi mi | --- |
| humans of the four continents | gling bzhi'i mi | --- |
| hunger | bkres pa | bubhūkṣhā |
| hungry ghost | yi dvags | preta |
| hungry ghost having both external and internal obstructions | sgrib pa phyi nang gnyis ka yod pa'i yi dvags | --- |
| hungry ghost having external obstructions | sgrib pa phyi na yod pa'i yi dvags | --- |
| hungry ghost having internal obstructions | sgrib pa nang na yod pa'i yi dvags | --- |
| ignorance | ma rig pa | avidyā |
| illumination | snang ba | āloka |
| illustration | mtshan gzhi | --- |
| illustration-isolate | gzhi ldog | --- |
| illustrator | mtshon byed | --- |
| imaginary | kun btags | parikalpita |
| impermanent phenomenon | mi rtag pa | anitya |
| imputed existent/imputedly existent | btags yod/btags su yod pa | prajñapti-sat |
| incontrovertible | mi slu ba | avisaṃvādin |
| indefinite reason | ma nges pa'i gtan tshigs | anaikāntika-hetu |
| indirect cause | brgyud rgyu | *pāraṃparya-kāraṇa |
| indirect cooperative condition | brgyud kyi lhan cig byed rkyen | --- |
| indirect effect | brgyud 'bras | paraṃparya-phala |
| indirect substantial cause | brgyud kyi nyer len | --- |
| inference by the power of the fact | dngos stobs rjes dpag | *vastu-bala-anumāna |
| inference for oneself | rang don rjes dpag | svārtha-anumāna |
| inference through belief | yid ches rjes dpag | *āpta-anumāna |
| inferential cognizer/inferential cognition | rjes dpag | anumāna |
| inferential valid cognizer | rjes dpag tshad ma | anumāna-pramāṇa |
| instance | bye brag | visheṣha |
| instance of pot | bum pa'i bye brag | --- |
| internal matter | nang gi bem po | ādhyātmika-kanthā |
| isolate | ldog pa | *vyatireka |
| isolate phenomenon | ldog chos | *vyatireka-dharma |
| isolate phenomenon of the third-type | ldog chos phung sum tsam po ba | --- |
| isolate phenomenon which is itself | rang yin pa'i ldog chos | --- |
| isolate phenomenon which is not itself | rang ma yin pa'i ldog chos | --- |
| jealousy | phrag dog | irshyā |
| knower | rig pa | saṃvedana |
| knowledge | chos mngon pa | abhidharma |
| lack of being a permanent, partless, independent self | rtag gcig rang dbang can bdag gis stong pa | --- |
| lack of being a substantially existent self in the sense of being self-sufficient | rang rkya thub pa'i rdzas yod bdag gis stong pa | --- |
| lama | bla ma | guru |
| Land of Happiness | bde ba can | sukhā-vatī |
| Land of Jambu | 'dzam bu gling | jambu-dvīpa |
| latter four similitudes | phyi ma rjes mthun bzhi | --- |
| lesser hell-being | nyi tshe'i dmyal ba | --- |
| Lesser Vehicle | theg dman pa | hīnayāna |
| level | phya le ba | shāta |
| lightness | yang ba | laghutva |
| long | ring ba | dīrgha |
| low | dma' ba | avanata |
| Manjughosha | 'jam dbyangs | mañjughoṣha |
| Manjushri | 'jam dpal | mañjushrī |
| manifest phenomenon | mngon gyur | abhimukhī |
| manifestation | gsal ba | vyakti |
| manufactured | sbyar byung | sāṃyogika |
| manufactured primary color | sbyar byung gi rtsa ba'i kha dog | sāṃyogika-mūla-varṇa |
| many | du ma | --- |
| matter | bem po | kanthā |
| meaning | don | artha |
| meaning-generality | don spyi | artha-sāmānya |
| meaning-isolate | don ldog | --- |
| meditating | sgom pa | bhāvana |
| mental consciousness | yid shes | mano-jñāna |
| mental direct perceiver | yid kyi mngon sum | mānasa-pratyakṣha |
| method | thabs | upāya |
| Middle Way School | dbu ma pa | mādhyamika |
| migrator | 'gro ba | gati |
| mind of enlightenment | byang chub kyi sems | bodhichitta |
| Mind Only School | sems tsam pa | chittamātra |
| miserliness | ser sna | mātsarya |
| mist | kung sna | mahikā |
| mistaken consciousness | 'khrul shes | bhrānti-jñāna |
| mode of statement | 'god tshul | --- |
| momentary | skad cig ma | kṣhanika |
| mud | 'jim pa | --- |
| mutually different | phan tshun tha dad | --- |
| mutually exclusive/mutually exclusive phenomena | 'gal ba | virodha |
| mutually inclusive/mutually inclusive phenomena | don gcig | ekārtha |
| name | ming | --- |
| natural | lhan skyes | sahaja |
| natural primary color | lhan skyes kyi rtsa ba'i kha dog | sahaja-mūla-varṇa |
| nature | rang bzhin | --- |
| negative phenomena which are the same isolate type | dgag par gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| negative phenomenon | dgag pa | pratiṣhedha |
| neighboring hellbeing | nye 'khor ba'i dmyal ba | --- |
| nominal expression | ming gi br jod pa | --- |
| non | ma yin pa | --- |
| non-affirming negative | med dgag | prasajya-pratiṣhedha |
| non-associated compositional factor | ldan min 'du byed | viprayukta-saṃskara |
| non-associated compositional factor which has life | srog dang ldan pa'i ldan min 'du byed | --- |
| non-associated compositional factor which is a person | gang zag yin par gyur pa'i ldan min 'du byed | pudgala-viprayuktamin-saṃskāra |
| non-associated compositional factor which is not a person | gang zag ma yin par gyur pa'i ldan 'du byed | apudgala-viprayuktamin-saṃskāra |
| non-associated compositional factors which are the same isolate type | ldan min 'du byed du gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| non-associated compositional factors which are the same type of substantial entity | ldan min 'du byed du gyur pa'i rdzas rigs gcig pa | --- |
| non-conceptual consciousness | rtog med kyi she pa | nirvikalpaka-jñāna |
| non-conceptual mental consciousness | rtog med yid shes | nirvikalpaka-mano-jñāna |
| non-existent | med pa | asat |
| non-level | phya le ba ma yin pa | vishāta |
| non-mistaken | ma 'khrul pa | abhrānta |
| non-product | ma byas pa | akṛta |
| non-revelatory form | rnam par rig byed ma yin pa'i gzugs | avijñapti-rūpa |
| non-thing | dngos med | abhāva |
| nose consciousness | sna shes | ghrāṇa-jñāna |
| nose sense power | sna'i dbang po | ghrāṇa-indriya |
| not being a pot | bum pa ma yin pa | --- |
| number | grangs | saṃkhyā |
| object | yul | viṣhaya |
| object helped | phan gdags bya | --- |
| object of abandonment | spang bya | --- |
| object of comprehension | gzhal bya | prameya |
| object of comprehension of an omniscient consciousness | mam mkhyen gyi gzhal bya | sarvākārā-jñāna-prameya |
| object of engagement | 'jug yul | *pravṛtti-viṣhaya |
| object of hearing | nyan bya | --- |
| object of knowledge | shes bya | jñeya |
| object of meditation | sgom bya | --- |
| object of negation | dgag bya | pratiṣhedhya |
| object-source | yul gyi skye mched | viṣhaya-āyatana |
| object(s) of knowledge of which being (it or them) is possible | yin pa srid pa'i shes bya | --- |
| objects of knowledge of which being (them) is not possible | yin pa mi srid pa'i shes bya | --- |
| observed by valid cognition | tshad mas dmigs pa | *pramāṇa-ālaṃbīta |
| observed-object condition | dmigs rkyen | ālambana-pratyaya |
| odor | dri | gandha |
| odor-constituent | dri'i khams | gandha-dhātu |
| odor-source | dri'i skye mched | gandha-āyatana |
| one/singular phenomenon | gcig | ekatva |
| one-with-pot | bum pa dang gcig | --- |
| only-a-permanent phenomenon | rtag pa kho na | --- |
| opposite | log | --- |
| opposite from | las log pa | --- |
| opposite-from-being-something | yin log | --- |
| opposite-from being-a-pot | bum pa yin pa las log pa | --- |
| opposite-from-not-being-something | min log | --- |
| opposite-from-not-being-a-pot | bum pa ma yin pa las log pa | --- |
| order | go rim | anukrama |
| our own system | rang lugs | --- |
| path | lam | mārga |
| path of accumulation | tshogs lam | sambhāra-mārga |
| path of meditation | sgom lam | bhāvanā-mārga |
| path of no more learning | mi slob lam | ahaikṣha-mārga |
| path of preparation | sbyor lam | prayoga-mārga |
| path of reasoning | rigs lam | --- |
| path of seeing | mthong lam | darshana-mārga |
| permanent phenomenon | rtag pa | nitya |
| permanent phenomenon which is occasional | res 'ga' ba'i rtag pa | --- |
| permanent phenomenon which is stable in time | dus brtan pa'i rtag pa | --- |
| person | gang zag | pudgala/puruṣha |
| pervaded | khyab bya | --- |
| pervader | khyab byed | --- |
| pervasion of being | yin khyab | --- |
| pervasion of existence | yod khyab | --- |
| phenomena which are different types | rigs tha dad pa | --- |
| phenomena which are discordant types | rigs mi mthun pa'i chos | --- |
| phenomena which are dissimilar types | rigs mi 'dra ba'i chos | --- |
| phenomena which are not the same type | rigs mi gcig pa'i chos | --- |
| phenomenon | chos | dharma |
| phenomenon source | chos kyi skye mched | dharma-āyatana |
| phenomenon which has a basis of negation | dgag gzhi can gyi chos | --- |
| phenomenon which is a non-thing | dngos med kyi chos | abhāva-dharma |
| physical sense power | dbang po gzugs can pa | --- |
| pillar | ka ba | --- |
| place | yul | --- |
| pleasant articulate sound caused by elements conjoined with consciousness | zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du ston pa'i sgra snyan pa | upātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-sattvākhya-yasha-shabda |
| pleasant articulate sound caused by elements not conjoined with consciousness | ma zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du ston pa'i sgra snyan pa | anupātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-sattvākhya-yasha-shabda |
| pleasant inarticulate sound caused by elements conjoined with consciousness | zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du mi ston pa'i sgra snyan pa | upātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-asattvākhya-yasha-shabda |
| pleasant inarticulate sound caused by elements not conjoined with consciousness | ma zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du mi ston pa'i sgra snyan pa | anupātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-asattvākhya-yasha-shabda |
| positive phenomena which are the same isolate type | sgrub par gyur pa'i ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| positive phenomenon | sgrub pa | vidhi |
| pot | bum pa | ghaṭa/kumbha |
| pot's isolate | bum pa'i ldog pa | --- |
| pot-which-is-one-with-pot | bum pa dang gcig tu gyur pa'i bum pa | --- |
| powerless subject | chos can nus med | --- |
| predicate | bsgrub bya'i chos/gsal ba | --- |
| predicate to be negated | dgag bya'i chos | *pratiṣhedhya-dharma |
| predicate to be proven | bsgrub bya'i chos | sādhya-dharma |
| presentation of our own system | rang lugs bzhag pa | --- |
| primary color | rtsa ba'i kha dog | mūla-varṇa |
| prior arising | snga logs su byung ba | --- |
| prior arising of pot | bum pa'i snga logs su byung ba | --- |
| produced | bskyed bya | janya |
| producer | skyed byed | janaka |
| product/produced phenomenon | byas pa | kṛta |
| proof | sgrub byed | sādhana |
| property of the subject | phyogs chos | pakṣha-dharma |
| Proponents of a Person | gang zag yod par smra ba | pudgala-vādin |
| protector | mgon po | --- |
| proven | bsgrub bya | --- |
| pungent | tsha ba | kaṭuka |
| reason | gtan tshigs | hetu |
| red | dmar po | lohita |
| refined gold | gser btso ma | --- |
| refutation of mistaken views | 'khrul ba dgag pa | --- |
| refutation of others' systems | gzhan lugs dgag pa | --- |
| related/related phenomena | 'brel ba | saṃbandha |
| related as that arisen from that | de byung 'brel | tadutpatti-saṃbandha |
| related as the same essence | bdag gcig 'brel | tādātmya-saṃbandha |
| religious conch | chos dung | --- |
| reversed | ldog | --- |
| roughness | rtsub pa | karkashatva |
| round | zlumpo | parimaṇḍala |
| ruby | pad ma'i ra ga | padma-rakta |
| salty | lan tshva ba | lavaṇa |
| same entity | ngo bo gcig pa | eka-rūpatā |
| same essence | bdag nyid gcig pa | eka-ātman |
| same in terms of establishment and abiding | grub bde gcig | eka-yogakṣhema |
| same isolate type | ldog pa rigs gcig pa | --- |
| same nature | rang bzhin gcig pa | eka-prakṛtika |
| same self-isolate | rang ldog gcig pa | --- |
| same substantial entity | rdzas gcig pa | eka-dravya |
| same substantial entity in terms of establishment and abiding | grub bde rdzas gcig | --- |
| same type | rigs gcig pa | eka-jāti |
| same type of substantial entity | rdzas rigs gcig pa | --- |
| sapphire | in dra ni la | indranīla |
| Sarasvatī | dbyang can ma | sarasvatī |
| secondary color | yan lag gi kha dog | añga-varṇa |
| self | bdag | ātman |
| self-isolate | rang ldog | --- |
| self-knower | rang rig | svasaṃvedana |
| self-sufficient | rang rkya ba | --- |
| selfless | bdag med | nairātmya |
| selflessness of persons | gang zag gi bdag med | pudgala-nairātmya |
| selflessness of phenomena | chos kyi bdag med | dharma-nairātmya |
| sense consciousness | dbang shes | indriya-jñāna |
| sense direct perceiver | dbang po'i mngon sum | indriya-pratyakṣha |
| sense power | dbang po | indriya |
| sentient being | sems can | sattva |
| shadow | grib ma | chhāyā |
| shape | dbyibs | saṃsthāna |
| shape-form | dbyibs kyi gzugs | --- |
| short | thung ba | hrasva |
| sign/reason | rtags | liṅga |
| similar class | mthun phyogs | sapakṣha |
| similitude-of-isolate-phenomenon-of-the-third-type | ldog chos phung sum tsam po ba'i rjes mthun | --- |
| similitude-of-isolate-phenomenon-which-is-itself | rang yin pa'i ldog chos kyi rjes mthun | --- |
| similitude-of-isolate-phenomen-on-which-is-not-itself | rang ma yin pa'i ldog chos kyi rjes mthun | --- |
| similitude-of-substantial-phenomenon | rdzas chos kyi rjes mthun | --- |
| slightly hidden phenomenon | cung zad lkog gyur | kimchid-parokṣha |
| smoke | du ba | dhūma |
| smoothness | 'jam pa | shlakṣhṇatva |
| Solitary Realizer Superior | rang sangs rgyas kyi 'phags pa | pratyeka-buddha-ārya |
| Solitary Realizer Vehicle | rang sangs rgyas kyi theg pa | pratyeka-buddha-yāna |
| something which a permanent phenomenon is | yin par gyur pa'i rtag pa | --- |
| something which a permanent phenomenon is not | ma yin par gyur pa'i rtag pa | --- |
| sound | sgra | shabda |
| sound-constituent | sgra'i khams | shabda-dhātu |
| sound-impermanent-phenomenon | sgra mi rtag pa | --- |
| sound-source | sgra'i skye mched | shabda-āyatana |
| sound which indicates meaning to a sentient being | sems can la ston pa'i sgra | --- |
| sour | skyur ba | āmla |
| source | skye mched | āyatana |
| space | nam mkha' | ākāsha |
| spatially partless particles | rdul phran phyogs kyi cha med | --- |
| specifically characterized phenomenon | rang mtshan | svalakṣhaṇa |
| square | lham pa | vṛtta |
| subject/logical subject | chos can | dharmin |
| subject/object-possessor | yul can | viṣhayin |
| subsequent arising | phyi logs su byung ba | --- |
| subsequent arising of pot | bum pa'i phyi logs su byung ba | --- |
| subsequent cognizer | bcad shes/dpyad shes | *parichchhinna-jñāna |
| substantial cause | nyer len/nyer len gyi rgyu | upadāna/upādāna-kāraṇa |
| substantial effect | nyer 'bras | --- |
| substantial entity | rdzas rgyun | dravya |
| substantial existent/substantially existent | rdzas yod/rdzas su yod pa | dravya-sat |
| substantial existent in the sense of being able to perform a function | don byed nus pa'i rdzas yod | --- |
| substantial existent in the sense of being established by reasoning | rigs pas grub pa'i rdzas yod | --- |
| substantial existent in the sense of being selfsufficiently apprehensible | rang skya 'dzin thub pa'i rdzas yod | --- |
| substantial existent in the sense of being statically unchanging | brtan par mi 'gyur pa'i rdzas yod | --- |
| substantial phenomenon | rdzas chos | dravya-dharma |
| subtle | phra ba | sūkṣhma |
| subtle impermanence | phra ba'i mi rtag pa | *sūkṣhma-anitya |
| sunlight | nyi ma'i 'od ser | ātapa |
| Superior | 'phags pa | ārya |
| Superior Body | lus 'phags po | videha |
| Superior's path | 'phags pa'i lam | ārya-marga |
| Sūtra School | mdo sde pa | sautrāntika |
| sweet | mngar ba | madhura |
| syllogism | sbyor ba | prayoga |
| tangible object | reg bya | spraṣhṭavya |
| tangible object arisen from the elements | 'byung 'gyur gyi reg bya | bhautika-spraṣhṭavya |
| tangible object which is an element | 'byung bar gyur pa'i reg bya | bhūta-spraṣhṭavya |
| taste | ro | rasa |
| temporally partless moments | skad cig cha med | --- |
| terminological division | sgras brjod rigs kyi sgo nas dbye ba | --- |
| that (or those) of which being it (or them) is not possible | yin pa mi srid pa | --- |
| that (or those) of which being it (or them) is possible | yin pa srid pa | --- |
| that which is able to perform a function | don byed nus pa | artha-kriyā-shakti/ artha-kriyā-sāmarthya |
| that which is to be negated | dgag bya | pratiṣhedhya |
| that which is to be proven | bsgrub bya | sādhya |
| the two—a pillar and a pot | ka bum gnyis | --- |
| thesis | dam bca' | pratijñā |
| thinking | bsam pa | chintā |
| thirst | skom pa | pipāsā |
| thoroughly established phenomenon | yongs grub | pariniṣhpanna |
| thought/thought consciousness/conceptual consciousness | rtog pa | kalpanā |
| three modes | tshul gsum | --- |
| three possibilities | mu gsum | --- |
| three scriptural collections | sde snod gsum | tripiṭaka |
| three spheres | 'khor gsum | --- |
| time | dus | kāla |
| tongue consciousness | lce shes | jihvā-jñāna |
| tongue sense power | lce'i dbang po | jihvā-indriya |
| true cessations | 'gog bden | nirodha-satya |
| true origins | kun 'byung bden pa | samudaya-satya |
| true paths | lam bden | mārga-satya |
| true sufferings | sdug bsngal bden pa | duḥkha-satya |
| truly established | bden par grub pa | satya-siddha |
| truth for a conventional (mind)/ truth for an obscured (mind) | kun rdzob bden pa | samvṛti-satya |
| tutor | yongs 'dzin | --- |
| type-generality | rigs spyi | jāti-sāmānya |
| ultimate awareness | blo don dam pa | --- |
| ultimate truth | don dam bden pa | paramārtha-satya |
| unattractive | phya legs pa ma yin pa | --- |
| uncommon/unshared | thun mong ma yin pa | --- |
| uncommon empowering condition | thun mong ma yin pa'i bdag rkyen | asādhārana-adhipati-pratyaya |
| uncomposed | 'dus ma byas | asaṃskṛta |
| uncomposed phenomenon | 'dus ma byas kyi chos | asaṃskṛta-dharma |
| uncomposed space | 'dus ma byas kyi nam mkha' | asaṃskṛta-akasha |
| unembodied emanation | sprul pa'i gang zag | --- |
| unequal fragrant odor | zhim pa'i dri mi mnyam pa | visama-sugandha |
| unequal odor | dri mi mnyam pa | visama-gandha |
| unequal unfragrant odor | mi zhim pa'i dri mi mnyam pa | visama-durgandha |
| unfragrant manufactured odor | mi zhim pa'i sbyar byung gi dri | sāṃyogika-durgandha |
| unfragrant natural odor | mi zhim pa'i lhan skyes kyi dri | sahaja-durgandha |
| unfragrant odor | dri mi zhim pa | durgandha |
| unpleasant articulate sound caused by elements conjoined with consciousness | zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du ston pa'i sgra mi snyan pa | upātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-sattvākhya-ayasha-shabda |
| unpleasant articulate sound caused by elements not conjoined with consciousness | ma zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du ston pa'i sgra mi snyan pa | anupātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-sattvākhya-ayasha-shabda |
| unpleasant inarticulate sound caused by elements conjoined with consciousness | zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du mi ston pa'i sgra mi snyan pa | upātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-asattvākhya-ayasha-shabda |
| unpleasant inarticulate sound caused by elements not conjoined with consciousness | ma zin pa'i 'byung ba las gyur pa'i sems can du mi ston pa'i sgra mi snyan pa | anupātta-mahābhūta-hetuka-asattvākhya-ayasha-shabda |
| Unpleasant Sound | sgra mi snyan | kuru |
| unrelated/unrelated phenomena | mi 'brel ba | asaṃbandha |
| unwanted consequence | mi 'dod pa'i thai 'gyur | --- |
| Using Oxen | ba gling spyod | godānīya |
| valid cognition/prime cognition | tshad ma | pramāṇa |
| valid cognizer/prime cognizer | tshad ma | pramāṇa |
| valid consequence | thal 'gyur yang dag | --- |
| vehicle | theg pa | yāna |
| very hidden phenomenon | shin tu lkog gyur | atyartha-parokṣha |
| water | chu | ap |
| what something is | yin gyur | --- |
| what something is not | min gyur | --- |
| white | dkar po | avadāta |
| wind | rlung | vāyu |
| wisdom | shes rab | prajñā |
| wrong consciousness | log shes | viparyaya-jñāna |
| wrong view | log rtog | mithyā-saṃkalpa |
| yellow | ser po | pīta |
| yogic direct perceiver/yogic direct perception | rnal 'byor mngon sum | yogi-pratyakṣha |