Panchen Lama
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Panchen Lama
1785–95; panchen < Chinese bānchán, transliteration of Sanskrit paṇḍita; see pundit
Example Sentences
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It then approved a different Panchen Lama, who Tibetans outside China do not recognise.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
When the Panchen Lama, the second highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism, died in 1989, the Dalai Lama identified a successor to that post in Tibet.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2016
The official Xinhua news agency said China's Panchen Lama had begun the ritual at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, the Panchen Lama's traditional seat.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2016
Actually, the Dalai Lama and his priests have been running Tibet since 1924, when they expelled the Panchen Lama.
From Time Magazine Archive
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