Where does “geshe” come from?
geshe (English) comes from Tibetan དགེ་བཤེས, from Tibetan དགེ — virtuous, good, excellent, pure, wholesome.
geshe (English): A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a...
Definitions
- A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a...
Ancestry of “geshe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | དགེ་བཤེས | geshe |
| 2 | Tibetan | དགེ | virtuous, good, excellent, pure, wholesome |