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Meaning of Panchen Lama | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The second-highest-ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama.

Tibetan

Equivalents

བོད་སྐད པན་ཆེན་བླ་མ
Català Panchen Lama
Deutsch Penchen Lama
Español Panchen Lama
Français panchen-lama
Bahasa Indonesia Panchen Lama
Italiano Panchen Lama
日本語 パンチェン・ラマ パンチェンラマ
한국어 판첸 라마
Nederlands Panchen lama
Polski panczenlama
Português Panchen Lama
Русский Па́нчен-ла́ма

Examples

“Hastings sent two embassies to Tibet, those of George Bogle in 1774-5 and Samuel Turner in 1783. Both envoys went to the Panchen Lama’s residence near Shigatse (Jihkatse), but neither visited the Dalai Lama at Lhasa.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pancheon Panchiao Panchihhua Panchimalco panchira Panchkula

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