单词 | rinpoche |
释义 | Rinpochen. A chief priest among Tibetan Buddhists. Frequently and in earliest use as a title, used as a postmodifier. Cf. Panchen n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > various non-Christian superiors > [noun] > Buddhist lama1654 Rinpochec1774 Tashi Lama1775 Panchen1780 Panchen Lama1780 Thathanabaing1839 c1774 G. Bogle in C. R. Markham Narr. Mission G. Bogle to Tibet (1876) iii. 26 A tower, about five or six stories high,..is appropriated to Lama-Rimboché. 1784 S. Turner Let. 2 Mar. in Acct. Embassy to Court of Teshoo Lama (1800) iii. 364 The death of Gesub Rimbochay, offered a new prospect of opening..communication. 1863 E. Schlagintweit Buddhism in Tíbet xii. 153 The Panchen Rinpoche is considered to be an incarnation of Chenresi's celestial father, Amitābha. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 230/1 The Dalai Lāma..is actually called the Gyalpo Rinpotshe, ‘the glorious king’,—his companion being content with the title Pantshen Rinpotshe, ‘the glorious teacher’. 1929 D. Macdonald Land of Lama ii. 43 This cleric..was now allowed to assume the incarnation of Buddha Amitabha, with the title of Panchen Rimpoche or ‘Precious Gem of Learning’. 1980 D. Hart-Davis Heights of Rimring xvi. 174 Access to the monastery could be gained only by means of a contraption which the rinpoches, the lamas, let down on a rope. 2004 H. Oldmeadow Journeys East ii. xi. 289 The Tibetan tradition was sustained by an elaborate system of authority and transmission which revolved around tulkus,..rinpoches,..and geshes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1774 |
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