Pan·chen La·ma (pän ch n läm)n. One of Tibet's two grand lamas, the other being the Dalai Lama. [Tibetan : pa  chen, great scholar (Sanskrit pa ita , scholar; see pundit + Tibetan chen-po, great) + Tibetan bla-ma, monk; see lama.] |
Panchen Lama [ˈpɑːntʃən]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) one of the two Grand Lamas of Tibet, ranking below the Dalai Lama Also called Tashi Lama
[from Tibetan panchen, literally: great jewel, from the title of the lama (in full: great jewel among scholars)]
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| Noun | 1. | Panchen Lama - the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama lama - a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism |
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