PANCHEN LAMA


Meaning of PANCHEN LAMA in English

[ ˌpantʃ(ə)n'lα:mə ]

■ noun a Tibetan lama ranking next after the Dalai Lama.

Origin

Tibetan panchen , abbrev. of pandi-tachen-po 'great learned one'; cf. pundit .

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