Panchen Lama

[ pahn-chen ]
/ ˈpɑn tʃɛn /

noun

Tashi Lama.
Also called Pan·chen Rim·po·che [rim-poh-chey] /rɪmˈpoʊ tʃeɪ/.

Origin of Panchen Lama

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

British Dictionary definitions for panchen lama

Panchen Lama
/ (ˈpɑːntʃən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Panchen Lama

from Tibetan panchen, literally: great jewel, from the title of the lama (in full: great jewel among scholars)