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A master of the Chittamatra tradition and disciple of Dignaga, whom he followed as the abbot of Nalanda. He was a brilliant scholar and logician and was one of the teachers of Dharmakirti. He composed commentaries on the works ofVasubandhu and also on Aryadeva's ''Four Hundred'', which have been preserved in Chinese translation. +
A system of thirty-seven factors practiced on the paths of accumulation, joining, seeing, and meditation, by means of which progress is made toward enlightenment. +
(1429-1489). A major scholar of the Sakya school and one of the most important commentators of the writings of Sakya Pandita. His works greatly contributed to the final shaping of the Sakya system in the domain of logic and ,epistemology and clearly defined the philosophical differences separating the Sakya and Gelug schools. +
'Precious One'; commonly refers to a reincarnate lama. +
traditionally used to describe a spiritually evolved being, but commonly applied to monks in general. +
the inhabitants of an underground kingdom often associated with serpents. Their Tibetan name is 'lu'. +
a tiny vegetable-like a sweet-potato, found in abundance under the ground in Tibet. It is one of the main ingredients of an auspicious chemar. +
district magistrate +
a tribe of nomads. +
the law of cause and effect of Buddhist philosophy. All happiness and good things that you enjoy in this life are because of merits accumulated in your past lives, and vice versa. +
the doctrine of Buddha; it could also mean any religion when used in its context. +
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-battle; gam-box. This is a word created in the story having no specific reference to any commonly known thing. +
Bhagawan Buddha, the One thus gone. +
a very special kind of flower. The word itself is probably Chinese. +
long cone-shaped religious cake. +
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. +
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. +
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. +
