Tenzin

Tenzin (Standard Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན) is a Tibetan given name, meaning "the holder of Buddha Dharma". Tenzin can alternatively be spelled as Tenzing and Stanzin as well. Stanzin is generally used by Ladakhi people, since Ladakhi language retains many archaic forms which have been lost in other modern Tibetan languages. For example, in Standard Written Tibetan, 'Tenzin' is spelled as "bstan'zin"; however, when it is spoken, both the 'b' and the 's' are silent in Standard Lhasa Tibetan.[1][2] It may refer to any of the following people:

Tenzin བསྟན་འཛིན
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
PronunciationTibetan pronunciation: [tɛn'zɪn]
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Tibetan
Origin
Meaning"The holder of Buddha Dharma"
Other names
Alternative spellingTenzing

Biographical people

Fictional characters

  • Tenzin (Uncharted), fictitious leader of a Tibetan village
  • Tenzin (The Legend of Korra), a character in the animation series The Legend of Korra

See also

References

  1. Tenzin: Meaning Of Name Tenzin, Nameberry, retrieved 4 March 2013
  2. Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Tenzin, Behind the Name, retrieved 4 March 2013
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