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kingdom

  1. rgyal srid/ 

    Biblical: kingdom: 1) the kingdom of God: dkon mchog gi rgyal srid khyed kyi rtsar bslebs zin to/  the kingdom of God has come upon you (Mt. 12:28), sras kyi rgyal srid/  the kingdom of the Son (Col. 1:13,14); 2) the kingdom of heaven: nam mkha'i rgyal srid nye bar bslebs/  the kingdom of heaven is near (Mt. 3:2); 3) other kingdoms: ta zig gi rgyal srid/  the kingdom of Persia [lit. of the Tajiks] (2 Chron. 36:20), nga tsho'i yab da bid kyi rgyal srid/  the kingdom of our father David (Mk. 11:10).

    Buddhist: 1) kingdom: spyi lo 836 lor glang dar gyis rgyal srid bzung /  in the year 836, Glang Dar Ma held the kingdom (TRC 114); 2) national, state: rgyal srid 'dzin skyong gi 'gan khur ldan pa/  one responsible for running national affairs (DLP 17), rgyal srid spyi khyab khang /  the State Council [of China] (MHP 7), rgyal srid gzhung /  the national government (BFT 21).

  2. rgyal khams/ 

    Biblical: country, realm, dominion: og gi rgyal khams/  Og's kingdom (Deut. 3:10), ye shu ma shi ka'i mtha' med pa'i rgyal khams/  Christ's eternal kingdom (2 Pet. 1:11).