Rinpoche

Rinpoche, also spelled Rimpoche (Tibetan : རིན་པོ་ཆེ ་ , Wylie : rin po che, THL : Rinpoché, ZYPY : Rinboqê), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: Ratna ). ^[1]

The word consists of rin (value), po (nominalizing suffix) and chen (big).

The word is used in the context of Tibetan Buddhism as a way of showing respect when addressing those recognized as reincarnated, older, respected, notable, learned and/or an accomplished Lamas or teachers of the Dharma. ^[2] It is also used as an honorific for abbots of Buddhist monasteries.

See also

• Rinpoches, a partial list of a few spiritual teachers of past and present commonly addressed as Rinpoche.
• Tulku, someone who is recognized as the rebirth of a previous practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.
• Mount Kailash is often called in the Tibetan language Gang Rinpoche.

References

1. Shakspo, Nawang Tsering (1999). "The Role of Incarnate Lamas in Buddhist Tradition: A Brief Survey of Bakula Rinpoche's Previous Incarnations". The Tibet Journal. 24 (3): 38–47. ISSN   0970-5368. JSTOR   43300761.
2. Yu, Chun-Fang (March 2000). "The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche: The Trials of Telo Rinpoche: A Stranger in My Native Land:The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche.;The Trials of Telo Rinpoche.;A Stranger in My Native Land" . American Anthropologist. 102 (1): 158–159. doi:10.1525/aa.2000.102.1.158. ISSN   0002-7294.

External links

• Rinpoche entry in Rangjung Yeshe wiki.