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
It is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, a key figure of Tibetan Buddhism whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
As a mark of the party's rule over Tibetan Buddhism, Wang presented the Panchen Lama with a commemorative plaque at the ceremony.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2021
The London-based group Free Tibet said the ritual would be the biggest religious platform Beijing has given its Panchen Lama to date.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2016
Doctrinally, Tibet should be ruled by two lamas: the Panchen Lama, whom esoteric Tibetans believe to be Buddha's spiritual reincarnation, and the Dalai Lama, Buddha's temporal reincarnation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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