Rinpoche

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

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. It is also used as an honorific for abbots of monasteries.

See also

• Rinpoches, 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.

Bibliography

• The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan by Melvyn C. Goldstein, Editor ISBN 0-520-20437-9

External links

• Rinpoche entry in Rangjung Yeshe wiki.