Our trilingual glossary combining entries from all of our publications into one useful resource, giving translations and definitions of thousands of terms, people, places, and texts from the Buddhist canon.
Types of attestation for names and terms of the corresponding source language
AS
Attested in source text
This term is attested in a manuscript used as a source for this translation.
AO
Attested in other text
This term is attested in other manuscripts with a parallel or similar context.
AD
Attested in dictionary
This term is attested in dictionaries matching Tibetan to the corresponding language.
AA
Approximate attestation
The attestation of this name is approximate. It is based on other names where the relationship between the Tibetan and source language is attested in dictionaries or other manuscripts.
RP
Reconstruction from Tibetan phonetic rendering
This term is a reconstruction based on the Tibetan phonetic rendering of the term.
RS
Reconstruction from Tibetan semantic rendering
This term is a reconstruction based on the semantics of the Tibetan translation.
SU
Source unspecified
This term has been supplied from an unspecified source, which most often is a widely trusted dictionary.
