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1. bzang po/ 

   Biblical: 1) an attribute of God, his works, and his law: ya ho wa bzang zhing drang bas/  good and upright is the Lord (Ps. 25:8), bzang po ni gcig go there is only One who is good (Mt. 19:7), dkon mchog gis mdzad pa thams cad bzang po yin/  everything God created is good (1 Tim. 4:4), bka' ni dam pa dang drang po dang bzang po yin/  the commandment is holy, righteous, and good (Rom. 7:12); 2) good or righteous: mi bzang po zhig a righteous man (Rom. 5:7), g.yog po bzang zhing drang po/  good and faithful servant (Mt. 25:21); 3) moral good in general: bzang ngan rtogs pa'i shing /  the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9), las bzang byed mkhan su gcig kyang mi 'dug there is no one who does good, not even one (Ps. 14:3); 4) occasionally used of the quality or usefulness of objects: yul de'i gser bzang po yin/  the gold of that land is good (Gen. 2:12); sa bzang po/  good soil (Lk. 8:15).

   Buddhist: 1) morally good: las bzang po'i 'bras bu rdzogs nas/  when the fruit of his good works is finished (TRC 260), 'gro ba mi tshang mar dga' nye'i 'du shes 'dzin pa'i sems pa bzang po/  a sense of affection for all humanity (DLP 15), rjes 'brangs slob ma rnams mi bzang po zhig tu sgyur rgyu'i nus pa/  the ability to make their followers into better people (DLP 18), dge ba'i lam bzang ston par mdzad pa/  to point out the path of [moral] goodness (DLP 18), sems pa bzang po yar rgyas gong 'phel gtong ba/  to develop a good heart (DLP 22), las bzang /  good works, good deeds (KPU 21), dge 'dun rnams ya rab spyod bzang 'dug the monks were fine men of noble behavior (DPD); 2) good in quality: sman bzang bo drug the six good medicines (CNG 72), mchod pa dang bkur sti bzang po mdzad/  made good offerings and worship (TRC 114), mi'i lus bzang po/  the good body of a human being (TRC 260), gtam bzang /  a good reputation (KPU 21), rgyud bzang /  a good breed [of dog] (SLR 14); 3) fortunate or auspicious: mtshan bzang po/  a mark or physical feature of a Buddha (TRI 221); 4) skilled: nad g.yog bzang po/  a good nurse (TRC 76); 5) beneficial: mthun pa'i grogs bzang po/  an agreeable companion (TRC 198); 6) often used in names: blo bzang /  "noble minded", skal bzang /  "good fortune", rin chen bzang po/  Rinchen Sangpo, one of the early translators (TRC 116).

   Proverbs: 1) pha rol phyug po longs spyod dgos 'dod na/,,'di ru sprang po'i skyid sdug bltas pa bzang /  if you want to be rich in the next life, it's good to think of the poverty of beggars now (KPU 8); 2) gzhon pa'i shed las rgad po'i jus bya bzang /  it's better to have the wisdom of age than the strength of youth (KPU 13); 3) bzang la bzang dang ngan la ngan/  [do] good to the good and evil to the wicked (KPU 20); 4) bzang po 'ongs pa'i rjes la gtam bzang yod/  where good men go, good reputation follows (KPU 21); 5) ngan lan bzang 'jal/  to repay evil with kindness [a Bst. ideal] (TQP 78).

   Cognates: 1) bzang ngan/  [lit. good + bad] a) how good or bad something is; quality: bla mas de'i bzang ngan la bltas/  the priest will judge its quality as good or bad (Lev. 27:14), bzang ngan gyi brtag dpyad byas nas/  after examining its quality (TRC 184), b) moral: deng sang 'dzam gling yongs khyab tu mi spyod bzang ngan gyi rnyog 'dzings/  the modern worldwide moral crisis (DLP 3); 2) gzhan phan lhag bsam bzang po/  humanitarianism: yongs khyab kyi rang bzhin ldan pa'i 'gro ba mi'i gzhan phan lhag bsam bzang po/  universal humanitarianism (DLP 4); 3) 'phrin bzang /  good news, gospel (DPD).

2. legs pa/ 

   Biblical: 1) moral good in general: dkon mchog gis 'od legs pa yin par gzigs te/  God saw that the light was good (Gen. 1:4), khyed tsho'i rlom sems de mi legs/  your boasting is not good (1 Cor. 5:6); 2) fine, noble, commendable: snying legs mo dang bzang po/  a noble and good heart (Lk. 8:15), don bzang po zhig gi phyir mdza' ba ni rtag tu legs/  it is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good (Gal. 4:18), ji ste bzang po byas nas gnod pa bzod na dkon mchog gi legs so thob bo/  if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God (1 Pet. 2:20); 3) beneficial: jo bo lags/,,nged cag 'dir bzhugs pa legs/  Lord, it is good for us to be here (Mt. 17:4), chung ma ma blang na legs/  it is good for a man not to marry (1 Cor. 7:1); 4) good in quality: tshwa legs/  salt is good (Mk. 9:50), bka' lan legs pa/  a good answer (Mk. 12:28), ston thog legs pa/  a good crop (Lk. 12:16), legs po rnams/  good things (Lk. 16:25).

   Buddhist: 1) good, excellent: legs pa'i blo gros/  excellent wisdom (KBT 66); 2) good: 'di lta bu'i shes rig slob sbyong yongs khyab tu yod pa des legs pa'i cha gong nas gong 'phel gtong ma thub/  universal education does not seem to have fostered goodness (DLP 1); 3) legs par/  well: legs par shes pa/  to understand well (TRC 331), rig gnas shes bya legs par slob/  to study cultural knowledge well (TCR 1).

3. phan/ 

   Biblical: 1) welfare, benefit, profit: mi la 'jig rten hril po thob kyang /,,rang srog brlag na ci phan/  what good is it if a man gains the whole world but loses his own life (Mt. 16:26), dkon mchog la byams pa rnams la bya ba thams cad 'dzoms nas phan pa'i rgyur 'gyur ba/  in all things God works for the good of those who love him (Rom 8:28); 2) to be good for, to benefit: nga 'gro ba ni khyed la phan no/  it is good for you that I go (Jn. 16:7), khyed la phan mkhan la phan na/  if you do good to those who are good to you (Lk. 6:33), khyod la phan phyir dkon mchog gi zhabs phyi yin/  he is God's servant to do you good (Rom. 13:4).

   Buddhist: profit, help, benefit: phan tshun gnyis phan/  mutual benefit (DLP 11), chos ma gtogs gang gis kyang mi phan pa/  no benefit from any source other than religion (TRC 227), gzhan la phan sems/  charity; the wish to benefit others (TRC 345), gzhan phan lhag bsam ldan pa'i blo gros/  altruism (DLP 2).

   Cognates: 1) phan yon/  benefit: tshig brjod pa'i phan yon/  the benefit of [merely] saying the word (TRC 74); 2) phan grogs/  companion (TRC 76); 3) phan thogs/  benefit: phan thogs rgya chen po/  wide benefit (TRC 154); 4) phan 'dogs/  to be beneficial to: pu gu la phan 'dogs pa'i zas za ba/  to eat food that is beneficial to [her] children (TRC 330); 5) 'gro ba mi'i gzhan phan lhag bsam bzang po'i rin thang /  humanitarian values (DLP 2); 5) khe phan/  advantage, gain, benefit (DLP 19).

Related Terms: 1) bde/  [lit. blessed] to be good for: dpon po 'ong ste de bzhin du byed par mthong ba'i g.yog po bde'o/  it will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns (Mt. 24:46); 2) dge ba/  goodness, virtue: dge ba la mi dga' ba/  not lovers of the good (2 Tim. 3:3 SV); 3) dge bar byed/  to do good works or virtuous actions: dge ba spyod pa/  one who does good (Rom. 2:10), mi thams cad dang khyad par du dad pa'i khyim tshang la dge bar byos shig let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers (Gal 6:10); 4) rang don/  one's own good: rang don mi 'tshol bar gzhan don tshol zhig nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others (1 Cor. 10:24); 5) spyi don/  the common good: spyi don du mi re re la thugs nyid mngon pas/  to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good (1 Cor. 12:7); 6) gzhan don/  the good of others: gzhan don dang sbyin pa sbyin pa ma rjed cig do not forget to do good and to share with others (Heb. 13:16); 7) drang po/  honest, faithful, good: ma shi ka ye shu'i dmag mi drang po/  a good soldier of Christ Jesus (2 Tim. 2:3); 8) yag po/  good: khyod cag gis nga rgyal skyed pa de yag po ma yin/  your boasting is not good (1 Cor. 5:6 SV); 9) rab/  best: de dag nga dang 'dra bar gnas na rab yin/  it is best for them to remain as I am (1 Cor. 7:8 SV).