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Gyalpo means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Mandala Texts: Yullha and Zhidak: Two Types of Local DeitiesGyalpo (རྒྱལ་པོ་) refers to a type of invisible spiritual beings.—The Bhutanese believe in the presence of powerful invisible forces of nature alongside visible humans, animals, birds and insects. In the Bhutanese worldview, which was received from Pre-Buddhist belief systems and reinforced by the Buddhist religion, the world is teeming with many types of sentient beings. People believe in a wide range of invisible spiritual beings including lha (ལྷ་), dud (བདུད་), tsen (བཙན་), gyalpo (རྒྱལ་པོ་), lu (ཀླུ་), ludud (ཀླུ་བདུད་), mamo (མ་མོ་), damsri (དམ་སྲི་), dre (འདྲེ་), srinpo (སྲིན་པོ་), sondre (གསོན་འདྲེ་), shindre (གཤིན་འདྲེ་), tshomen (མཚོ་སྨན་), noejin (གནོད་སྦྱིན་), menmo (སྨན་མོ་), theurang (ཐེའུ་རང་), sadag (ས་བདག་) etc. These beings are said to have different characters, temperaments, powers, habits and existential status.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+4): Shakya, Lu, Ludud, Damsri, Sadag, Dud, Mamo, Srinpo, Sondre, Tsen, Shindre, Noejin, Menmo, Theurang, Lha, Dre, Tshomen, Terdag, Pawo, Pamo.
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Interview with Kyabje Khenpo Trashi Palden < [Introduction Text]
The History of Dzongsar Shedra in East Tibet < [Introduction Text]
Translator’s Introduction < [Introduction Text]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
5. Thonmi Sambhota; the Time and the Place < [Chapter 5 - Tibetan Language and Writing System]
5. Buddhist Schools and the Politics of Tibet < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
3b) The suffering of the hungry ghosts < [Part 3 - The main divisions]