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班禪額爾德尼

简班禅额尔德尼 · 繁班禪額爾德尼

Mandarin · pinyin Bān chán É ěr dé ní

Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
abbr. to 班禪 Bān chán

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班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
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額: Look up this written character
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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
禅: chán · meditation, contemplation
额: é · forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–2–2–3–2–2 · Ban1 chan2 E2 er3 de2 ni2

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baan1 sim4 ngaak6 ji5 dak1 nei4

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noun

(Tibetan Buddhism) Panchen Lama

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