Theos-Talk Archives (April 2010 Message tt00004)

Dear friends

My views are:

Some people of this forum seems interested in knowing the following which I just came across while translating the below article...


H. P. Blavatsky said in "Reincarnations in Tibet"
"The term "Dug-pa" in Tibet is deprecatory. They themselves pronounce it "Dög-pa" from the root to "bind" (religious binders to the old faith): while the paramount sect--the Gyeluk-pa (yellow caps)--and the people, use the word in the sense of "Dug-pa" mischief-makers, sorcerers. The Bhootanese are generally called Dug-pa throughout Tibet and even in some parts of Northern India.--ED."
(Theosophist, March, 1882)
http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/ReincarnationsInTibet.htm



Diamondway Wordbook says:
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* To "bind" = dogs pa
{'dogs pa, btags pa, gdags pa, thogs} trans. v.; 1) to bind, fasten, tie, tie to; 2) to put on, wear (ornaments). 3) to apply / attach a label; impute, designate, label, name, refer to; 

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Yet also...

* Poison = dug poison, -ous, venomous; 

* Evil = gdug pa
noxious; malevolent; vicious; dangerous, evil, poison, mischievous, dangerous, poisonous, harmful, viciousness, hostile, cruel, wicked, savage;


* Evil = gdug 
adj. comp. of {gdug pa} syn {dug} dangerous, poisonous, hostile, malevolent, cruel, wicked, vicious, savage, deleterious, harmful, evil; dangerous, poisonous, hostile, malevolent, cruel, wicked, vicious, savage, deleterious, harmful, evil; 

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So "gdug pa" is the proper origin it seems due to the fact that this word has the same meaning as H. P. Blavatsky use in the above with regard to the Gelug-pas.


M. Sufilight




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