- dzig mgo pa tra/
- ID:
- T164626
- ཛིག་མགོ་པ་ཏྲ (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > dzig mgo pa tra/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
- > dzimgo patra (Tibetan, Latin script, Transcription-THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)
Other Dictionaries
1. Dan Martin Dictionary
A Tibetanized borrowing of Skt. Cipaṭa, a monstrous looking face used as a decorative element on the capitals of Tibetan temple pillars. The more correct Tibetan spelling is Tsi pa ṭa. Following is a quote from a forthcoming work of mine: Rdzi 'go pa thra, Dzig mgo pa tra, Rtsi par and Ci mi 'dra [chimera?], probably all derived from the original Tibetan Tsi pa ṭa, a loanword from Sanskrit Cipaṭa, which means 'flat-nosed' (but note also gzi gdong, 'splendorous face,' which may be a direct translation of Kīrti-mukha).
- language:
- English