Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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Dharma;the doctrine of Buddha;it could also mean any religion when used in its context. +
Patuk;patuk;a decorative Tibetan head-dress studded with coral, turquoise, ruby and gold. It may be round or triangular in shape. The opulence of its decoration shows the status of the woman wearing it. +
Mag-gam;mag-gam;mag-battle;gam-box. This is a word created in the story having no specific reference to any commonly known thing. +
Chern-den-de,De-zhin Sheg-pa;chern-den-de,de-zhin sheg-pa;Bhagawan Buddha, the One thus gone. +
Ha'i-sing-pal;ha'i-sing-pal;a very special kind of flower. The word itself is probably Chinese. +
Torma;torma;long cone-shaped religious cake. +
Yak;yak;an animal native to Tibet. It is a beast of burden renowned for its strength, stamina and surefootedness. Its meat is very tasty and its hide is very useful for making bags and drums. With its horn people make snuff cases and tool handles, etc. Its tail hair is very strong and make good ropes and provides good strings for guitar and piwang, an instrument like a lute. +
Chang;chang;a favourite Tibetan brew similar to beer made only out of barley in Tibet, but now commonly made out of rice and wheat due to the difficulty of obtaining barley. Whatever it is made out of, it is still called chang. In the Tibetan folk tradition there is a whole philosophy surrounding chang. +
Bodhisattva;Tibetan: Jan-chup Sem-pa, meaning the one who aspires to and is actually engaged in the path to Buddhahood for the sake of others. +
Bo;bo;a Tibetan unit of measurement, probably equal to a bushel. +
Chemar;chemar;a ceremonial offering made of tsampa (see bdow for explanation) mixed with butter, raisins and sugar or jaggery (brown sugar). Chemar offered during Losar (Tibetan new year) is much more elaborate than those offered on other occasions. When offering chemar, chang must accompany it. +
Buddhadharma;the Doctrine of Buddha. +
Phorpa;phorpa;a Tibetan wooden cup. A woman's cup is slightly smaller than a man's and is also sljghtly different in shape too. +
Mantra;a tantric recitation. +
Jowo Rinpoche;jowo rinpoche;another name for Buddha Shakyamuni. +
Chupa;chupa;a coat-like Tibetan gown worn by both sexes. Men's chupas differ slightly from those of women both in style and the way they are worn. Women's chupas have undergone a drastic change in style since 1959, in that they have become much easier to wear and also require less cloth. See illustration on page 136 for a man's chupa and page 3 for a woman's. +
Thangkuk;thangkuk;a small leather bag used for kneading tsampa dough. It is common in every house but is also the trademark of beggars. +
Dzo;dzo;a female yak, and as useful as a yak. +
Sang;sang;a denomination of Tibetan currency. +
Tsog;tsog;short cone-shaped religious cake. +
