Panchen Lama
[
pahn
-chen]
/ˈpɑn tʃɛn/
noun
1.
Tashi Lama
.
Also called
Panchen Rimpoche
[rim-
poh
-chey]
/rɪmˈpoʊ tʃeɪ/
(
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)
.
Origin
1785-95;
panchen
<
Chinese
bānchán,
transliteration of
Sanskrit
paṇḍita;
see
pundit
British Dictionary definitions for
Panchen Lama
Panchen Lama
/
ˈpɑːntʃən
/
noun
1.
one of the two Grand Lamas of Tibet, ranking below the Dalai Lama
Also called
Tashi Lama
Word Origin
from Tibetan
panchen,
literally: great jewel, from the title of the lama (in full: great jewel among scholars)