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Panchen Lama

American

[pahn-chen] / ˈpɑn tʃɛn /

noun

Tashi Lama.

Panchen Lama British

/ ˈpɑːntʃən /

noun

Also called: Tashi Lama. one of the two Grand Lamas of Tibet, ranking below the Dalai Lama

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Etymology

Origin of Panchen Lama

1785–95; panchen < Chinese bānchán, transliteration of Sanskrit paṇḍita; see pundit

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