Definitions for panchen lamaˈpɑn tʃɛn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pan′chen La′maˈpɑn tʃɛn(n.)
Category: Eastern Religions
Ref: Tashi Lama.
Origin of Panchen Lama:
1785–95; < Chin bānchán, transliteration of Skt paṇḍita; see pundit
Princeton's WordNet
Panchen Lama(noun)
the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama
Wiktionary
Panchen Lama(Noun)
The second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama.
Origin: . From पण्डित + ཆེན་པོ +
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