堪布

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (堪布) 堪 布
simp. #(堪布) 堪 布

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan མཁན་པོ (mkhan po), originally calqued from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation

Noun

堪布

  1. (Tibetan Buddhism) khenpo (degree for higher Buddhist studies given in Tibetan Buddhism)

Descendants

  • → Middle Mongol: ᠬᠠᠮᠪᠤ (qambu)
    • Classical Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠮᠪᠤ (qambu)
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