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| − | A [[Khambo lama]] (Standard [[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|མཁན་པོ་བླ་མ}}; {{Wiki|Mongolian}}: Хамба лам; {{Wiki|Russian}}: Хамбо-лама) is the title given to the {{Wiki|senior}} [[lama]] of a [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in [[Mongolia]] and {{Wiki|Russia}}. It is sometimes translated to the {{Wiki|Christian}} title [[abbot]]. | + | A [[Khambo lama]] (Standard [[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[མཁན་པོ་བླ་མ]]}}; {{Wiki|Mongolian}}: [[Хамба лам]]; {{Wiki|Russian}}: [[Хамбо-лама]]) is the title given to the {{Wiki|senior}} [[lama]] of a [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in [[Mongolia]] and {{Wiki|Russia}}. It is sometimes translated to the {{Wiki|Christian}} title [[abbot]]. |
| − | It is the title of the [[spiritual]] leader of [[Buddhists]] in [[Buryatia]] (from the 18th century); the leaders of [[Buddhists]] in {{Wiki|Tuva}} and Altai; and the {{Wiki|head}} of {{Wiki|Mongolian}} [[Buddhists]]. | + | It is the title of the [[spiritual]] leader of [[Buddhists]] in [[Buryatia]] (from the 18th century); the leaders of [[Buddhists]] in {{Wiki|Tuva}} and {{Wiki|Altai}}; and the {{Wiki|head}} of {{Wiki|Mongolian}} [[Buddhists]]. |
It is derived from the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|academic}} title [[Khenpo]]. | It is derived from the [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|academic}} title [[Khenpo]]. | ||
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[[File:Hambo Lama.jpg|thumb|300px|Khambo lama of Tamtsjinski [[datsan]] in 1886]] | [[File:Hambo Lama.jpg|thumb|300px|Khambo lama of Tamtsjinski [[datsan]] in 1886]] | ||
===[[Mongolia]]=== | ===[[Mongolia]]=== | ||
| − | *[[Khambo lama]] of [[Gandantegchinlen Khiid]] - [[His Eminence]] | + | *[[Khambo lama]] of [[Gandantegchinlen Khiid]] - [[His Eminence]] [[Khamba Lama]], [[Gabju Demberelyn Choijamts]] |
==={{Wiki|Russia}}=== | ==={{Wiki|Russia}}=== | ||
| − | * [[Buryatia]] - Pandito Hambo | + | * [[Buryatia]] - [[Pandito Hambo Lama]] XXIV - [[Damba Badmayevich Ayusheev]] |
| − | * {{Wiki|Tuva}} - | + | * {{Wiki|Tuva}} - [[Kamba Lama]] V ({{Wiki|Tuva}}) - [[Saldum Baska]] ([[Tsultim Tenzin]]) |
| − | * Altai - | + | * {{Wiki|Altai}} - [[Hambo Lama]] - [[Mergen Vasilyevich Shagayev]] |
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Revision as of 14:21, 23 September 2013
A Khambo lama (Standard Tibetan: མཁན་པོ་བླ་མ; Mongolian: Хамба лам; Russian: Хамбо-лама) is the title given to the senior lama of a Buddhist monastery in Mongolia and Russia. It is sometimes translated to the Christian title abbot.
It is the title of the spiritual leader of Buddhists in Buryatia (from the 18th century); the leaders of Buddhists in Tuva and Altai; and the head of Mongolian Buddhists.
It is derived from the Buddhist academic title Khenpo.
Current khambo lamas
Khambo lama of Tamtsjinski datsan in 1886
Mongolia
Russia
- Buryatia - Pandito Hambo Lama XXIV - Damba Badmayevich Ayusheev
- Tuva - Kamba Lama V (Tuva) - Saldum Baska (Tsultim Tenzin)
- Altai - Hambo Lama - Mergen Vasilyevich Shagayev
