Tashi Lama

noun

Ta·​shi Lama

ˈtäshē-

variants or Teshu Lama

ˈtā(ˌ)shü-

: panchen lama

Word History

Etymology

tashi, teshu from Tashi (Lunpo), Teshu (Lunpo), monastery in Tibet presided over by the Panchen Lamas

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