Glossary
Short explanations of the Tibetan, Sanskrit and Ganden lineage terms used on this site, including the names of the masters. They do not replace the teachings; they are a first orientation.
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C
Centro Budista Djampel Pawo
འཇམ་དཔལ་དཔའ་བོ་Buddhist centre of the Ganden lineage founded in São Paulo in 2001 by Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche. The name is connected with Manjushri (Jampel) and means something like "Manjushri Hero".
Other spellings: Djampel Pawo, Jampel Pawo, CBDP
D
Denma
Region of Tibet where Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche was enthroned in 2003.
E
Estupa
མཆོད་རྟེན་Sacred monument symbolising the Buddha's enlightened mind, usually containing relics and sacred texts. In the centre's project, the stupa serves to pacify the mind: inner peace creates outer peace.
Other spellings: Stupa, Chörten
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Gompa
དགོན་པ་In Tibetan, "monastery" or "place of solitude". At the centre, it is the meditation and practice hall, entered without shoes and in silence.
Other spellings: Gonpa
L
Labrang
བླ་བྲང་The institutional household of a reincarnate lama (tulku), which manages their activities and assets. The Kalden Labrang was founded in 2003, after Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche's enthronement in Tibet.
Other spellings: Kalden Labrang
Lhaptse
Traditional shrine built in high places and dedicated to the protectors and spirits of the land, which radiates protection for Dharma activities.
Other spellings: Lapse, Labtse, Latse
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Mandala
Representation of the pure environment of a Buddha or deity. It also refers to the symbolic offering of the entire universe to holy beings.
Other spellings: Mandalas, Mandala do Protetor
Monastério de Sera Je
སེ་ར་བྱེས་One of the colleges of Sera Monastery, one of the great Gelug monasteries, now re-established in South India. It is where Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche studied.
Other spellings: Sera Je, Sera Jey
Monastério de Tashi Lhünpo
བཀྲ་ཤིས་ལྷུན་པོ་Great Gelug monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, where Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche received full ordination.
Other spellings: Tashi Lhünpo
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Odyana Lhaptse
The centre's lhaptse in the Serra da Cantareira (São Paulo), where the closing fire pujas of the Kalarupa and Dorje Shugden Festival are held.
Other spellings: Lhaptse da Serra da Cantareira
S
Serra da Cantareira
Forested area north of São Paulo where the centre's Odyana Lhaptse is located.
T
Terras Puras do Buda Akshobhya
The Pure Land of Buddha Akshobhya, in the east, to which the Jangwa Puja guides the departed, according to the centre's text.
Other spellings: Terra Pura de Akshobhya, Abhirati