Biblical: blessing: ma shi ka'i byin rlabs/ the blessing of Christ (Rom. 15:29 SV), ab ra ham la gnang ba'i byin rlabs/ the blessing given to Abraham (Gal. 3:14 SV).
Buddhist: a term for religious power, as opposed to ordinary power nus pa/ (AMD): 1) empowerment through speech, tantric teaching, or meritorious acts e.g. counting prayer beads (KTM): byin rlabs 'pho ba'i dbang bskur/ the initiation that transfers spiritual power (BLI 351), sngags phyag rgya ting nge 'dzin gsum gyis byin gyis brlabs/ the blessing of mantras, mudras, and samadhi, or one-pointedness (BLI 344). Such power may also be resident in blessed objects, e.g. if a high lama gives one a pen, that object has byin rlabs/ (AMD); 2) the Buddha is believed to convey blessings: byin gyis brlabs pa'i bka'/ the blessed words of the Buddha (TRI 185), byin rlabs bzhi/ the four blessings: bden pa/ truth, gtong ba/ giving, nye bar zhi ba/ ultimate peace, shes rab/ wisdom (TRI 185). Even animals may be blessed by the Buddha, as in the story of a wandering pig that died near a stupa mchod rten/ and through the Buddha' blessing was reborn as a desire realm god (JPG 209).
[lit. spoken blessing, benediction]
Biblical: shis rjod 'di ya hu da pa'i rtags ldan pa la yin nam/ is this blessedness only for the circumcised? (Rom. 4:9).
Buddhist: 1) to recite auspicious verses at the conclusion of a ceremony (TRI 273); 2) in spoken language shis rjod/ implies blessing with the connotation of prayer for the one blessed, e.g. a lama may bless a soldier for success in battle, or a newborn child for a good life (AMD).