Word origin · etymology
Tibetan place and tradition name.
Tsurphu/Tshur-phu identifies the monastery associated with the Karma Kagyu calendar lineage. The place name is retained without inventing a literal translation.
How we know · epistemology
Tibetan calendrical lineage
Its constants and month rules define a distinct computational tradition. Reproducing a date requires those rules as well as the instant; changing a timezone cannot turn a Phugpa calculation into a Tsurphu one.
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Use the citations beside each section to distinguish a calculation convention, a historical teaching and an editorial example.