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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Bandeiras de oração
རླུང་རྟ་Colourful flags printed with prayers and mantras which, according to tradition, spread blessings carried by the wind. The almanac shows the favourable days for raising them.
Other spellings: Lungta
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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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Kangyur e Tengyur
བཀའ་འགྱུར་ · བསྟན་འགྱུར་The two great collections of the Tibetan Buddhist canon: the Kangyur gathers the translated words of the Buddha, and the Tengyur the commentaries of the Indian masters.
Other spellings: Kangyur, Kanjur, Tengyur, Tanjur
Khata
ཁ་བཏགས་Ceremonial scarf, usually white, offered as a sign of respect and good intention to teachers, sacred images and at ceremonies.
Other spellings: Katha
Kuyon
An offering (usually monetary) made to the teacher or to those performing a ritual, together with a khata, at the Festival fire pujas.
Other spellings: Ku-yön
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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
Le-shin
Small wooden boards prepared and blessed by His Eminence Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche, on which requests for peace, prosperity and power are inscribed and dedicated at the Kalarupa and Dorje Shugden Festival.
Other spellings: Leshin, tábua le-shin
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Mala
ཕྲེང་བ་trengwa
Buddhist rosary, usually with 108 beads, used to count mantra recitations.
Other spellings: Japamala, Rosário budista
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
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Sadhana
Meditation and ritual text that guides a practice step by step, usually recited in Tibetan. It is handed out to participants during ceremonies.
Other spellings: Sadhanas, texto de meditação
Satchum bumpa
Consecrated vase filled with precious and blessed substances, buried or placed at specific sites to heal and enrich the earth.
Other spellings: Satchu bumpa, Sachu bumpa, Vaso do tesouro da terra