Deck Three - Tibetan Buddhism key words

Question 1

Avalokiteshvara

Answer 1

The bodhisattva of compassion; the patron deity of Tibet.

Question 2

Chod

Answer 2

A Buddhist practice aimed at overcoming attachment to the physical body and thus to the sense of an independent self.

Question 3

Chorten

Answer 3

Tibetan for stupa, a Buddhist monument often containing the relics of high lamas.

Question 4

Milarepa

Answer 4

12th-century yogi-saint whose spiritual songs are beloved in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Question 5

Nechung Oracle

Answer 5

The State Oracle, in important medium and advisor to the Dalai Lama, who channels the spirit of Dorje Drakden, a protector deity of Tibet and the Dharma.

Question 6

Tantra

Answer 6

May refers to a type of sacred texts and/or traditions within Hinduism and Buddhism.

Question 7

Terma

Answer 7

A text or sacred object left by Padmasambhava for future generations of practitioners to discover.

Question 8

Thankgka

Answer 8

A silk or painted cloth scroll, often mounted in brocade, bearing sacred Tibetan Buddhist images. They are devotional objects; the symbols and gestures depicted are meant to represent manifestations of Buddhist principles.

Question 9

Khata

Answer 9

A white silk scarf used as an offering on special occasions.

Question 10

Torma

Answer 10

Hand-modeled ornaments made of butter and barley flour, used as offerings in religious ceremonies.