Glossary
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A glossary of important Tibetan Buddhist terms will be linked here when it is complete.
In general, the same sutra can have slightly different versions, depending on the translator and the period when the sutra was translated. You can see this especially in the Chinese versions of the Heart Sutra. Also, some translators were faithful to the original verses, while others were more concerned with the meaning rather than the literal words, and took the liberty to change the language to capture the meaning, rather than translate word by word. This kind of translation is called don gyur (don bsgyur) or meaning translation.
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