Gendün

Gendun (also Gedün, Gedun, Gendun, Gendun; Tibetan: dge 'dun; Thdl: Gendun, transcription of the PRC: Gêdün; Sanskrit: Sangha ) is a commonly used component of Tibetan name.

The following people bear this name:

  • The 22nd, 28th, 50th and 65th Ganden Thripa
  • Gendun Choekyi Nyima (* 1989), authorized by the 14th Dalai Lama 11th Penchen Lama
  • Gendun Choephel (Drug Desi ) ( 1695-1701 ), the first drug Desi of Bhutan
  • Gendun Choephel (1903/1905-1951), Tibetan monk, scholar and author
  • Gendun Drup (1391-1475), 1st Dalai Lama
  • Gendun Gyatsho (1475-1542), 2nd Dalai Lama
  • Geshe Gendun Zangpo, from 1979-1995 abbot of Tibet Institute Rikon
  • Gendun Rinpoche (1918-1997), Lama of the Karma Kagyu Lineage
  • Tibetan People Name
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