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Tenzin

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“Preserver of teachings”

Tenzin from Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan-'dzin) which means "upholder of teachings". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

A Tibetan name meaning someone who upholds or preserves teachings.

TibetanBhutanese2 syllables · /ˈtɛn.zɪn/

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