Vocabulary

Every word in the eight verses. Search by Tibetan, transliteration, pronunciation or meaning.

TibetanWylieSay itMeaningTypeVerse
On the pronunciation column. These are approximate Lhasa-dialect readings, written for an English speaker. Tibetan spelling preserves letters that stopped being pronounced centuries ago — which is why བསམ་པ is spelled bsam pa but said sampa. The Wylie column shows the true spelling; the "say it" column shows the sound.