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Dictionary of Key Spiritual Terms

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1. zhi bde/ 

   Biblical: religious peace, inner peace, peace with God: zhi bde'i phrin bzang /  the good news of peace (Acts 10:36), thugs nyid kyi 'bras bu ni/,,zhi bde/  the fruit of the Spirit is . . . peace (Gal. 5:22), zhi bde bar song /  go in peace (Mk. 5:34), thugs rje dang zhi bde 'bab par shog cig grace and peace to you (Rom. 1:7).

   Buddhist: 1) personal well being, contentedness (KTM): zhi bde dang /,,bde skyid/,,srung skyob/  peace, comfort, and security (DLP 8), nga gzugs la nad med pa dang /,,sems la zhi bde thob bo/  I was healed in my body and had mental peace (DPD), rang nyid gcig pu zhi bde'i bsam blo spangs nas rang las gzhan shin tu gces par byas/  forsakes the peace and happiness of himself alone and makes others much dearer than himself (TRC 218); 2) peace among nations, world peace: snying rje ni 'dzam gling zhi bde'i ka ba yin/  compassion is the pillar of world peace (DLP 4); 3) gzhis rtse'i zhi bde 'bab thang /  Shigatse's Peace Airport (MHP 9).

2. mthun pa/ 

   Biblical: peace with others, unity, harmony, agreement: phan tshun mthun nas sdod/  be at peace with each other (Mk. 9:50), mthun pa'i lam/  the way of peace (Rom. 3:17), thugs nyid las byung ba'i mthun pa/  the unity of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3), mthun sems can/  peace-loving (Jas. 3:17).

   Buddhist: in agreement, friendly, agreeable: mthun pa'i grogs bzang po/  a good and agreeable companion (TRC 198), mthun phyogs yul khag rnams/  friendly countries (RRT 282 n. 17), mi mthun pa/  unfriendly persons (TRC 244), tshan rig dang mthun pa'i bdag gnyer/  scientific management [lit. science + agree] (TMB 25).

Related Terms: 1) bde ba/  safety, contentment, peace: bde zhing yar bskyed byung /  [the church] experienced peace and growth (Acts 9:31), nga'i sems ma bde ba'i rkyen gyis/  because I had no peace of mind (2 Cor. 2:13), nang sems kyi bde ba/  inner peace (DLP 8), chog shes byas na lus sems bde la 'jog with contentment rest your mind and body in peace (KPU 17); 2) zhi ba/  peace "as in a person calming down after they are angry" (AMD): zhi ba 'tshol/  seek peace (1 Pet. 3:11); zhi zhing dul bar gyur/  [it] became peaceful and tame (SGN 19), bod zhi bas bcings 'grol btang rjes/  after Tibet's peaceful liberation (TMB 23); 3) zhi gnas/  calm abiding meditation; a type of meditation in which the mind rests peacefully on its object (TRI 229): zhi gnas sgom sa yag shos/  the best place for meditation (TRC 198); 4) sdum pa/  peace, reconciliation, mediation: sdum pa la snyegs shig pursue peace (2 Tim. 2:22); 5) sdum/  p. bsdums/  f. bsdum/  to make peace, reconcile, or mediate: nga tsho dkon mchog dang bsdums pa yin/  we have peace with [lit. are reconciled with] God (Rom. 5:1), khong nga tsho'i sdum mdzad mkhan/  he is our peacemaker (Eph. 2:14); 6) 'dum/  p. 'dums/  to be reconciled, though used as an active verb in the NT: 'dum byed mkhan rnams bde'o/  blessed are the peacemakers (Mt. 5:9); 7) dul/  peaceable, tamed: mi thams cad la dul zhing yongs su blo nye bar byed pa/  be peaceable and considerate toward all (Tit. 3:2 SV); 8) sems la ngal gso/  [lit. mind + rest] peace of mind: sems la ngal gso ma byung bas/  I had no peace of mind (2 Cor. 2:13 SV); 9) bzang sgrig peace treaty, peace agreement: bzang sgrig byed pa'i zhu ba phul/  they asked for a peace agreement (Acts 12:20); 10) zhi ba'i 'ching sgrig peace agreement: de tshos kho tsho dang mnyam du zhi ba'i 'ching sgrig bzhag they made a peace agreement with them (2 Sam. 10:19 NTV).