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geshe

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term geshe
Tibetan dge-bshes
Sanskrit kalyanamitra
Pali
Definition (1) In the Kadam tradition, a title given to a spiritual mentor and friend, especially those that are masters of attitude-training (lojong). (2) In the Gelug tradition, a title given to those who have completed the monastic education system.

TRANSLATION (Arabic)

Translation غيشي
Definition (1) في تقليد الكادام، هو لقب يُمنح للمرشد والصديق الروحاني خاصة من وصل لإتقان تام لتدريب الخصال الداخلية (لوجونج). (2) في تقليد الغيلوك، هو لقب يُعطى لمن أنهى التعليم الرهباني النظامي.

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic غيشي
German Geshe
Italian ghesce
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... [virtuous-friend]; spiritual guide; ge-shay [a person who has completed the scholastic phase of monastic training]; geshe
Vietnamese geshe