Tenzin

Tenzin (also: Tendsin; Tenzin; Tib: bstan 'dzin, Thdl: Tenzin, transcription of the PRC: Dainzin; Buddhist teacher, defender of the teaching) is a widely used component of Tibetan name.

The following people bear this name:

Deumar Tenzin Phüntshog (1673-1743), pharmacologist
Tenzin Pema Gyeltshen (1770-1826), a Buddhist priest
Ling Rinpoche Thubten Tenzin Lungtog Thrinle (1903-1983), former tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama
Samdhong Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin (* 1939), Kalon Thripa the Tibetan Government in Exile
Tenzin Chodrag (1922-2001), former personal physician of the 14th Dalai Lama
Gyatsho Tenzin ( Dalai Lama) ( born 1935 ), the 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Namdak ( born 1926 ), author and professor of Bon religion
Tenzin Tsundue (* 1975), writer and activist for freedom of Tibet
Tenzin Wanggyel ( b. 1961 ), author and master of the Bon tradition
Tenzin Gyatsho (Demo Hutuktu ) ( 1901-1973 ), nephew of the 13th Dalai Lama
Rinpoche Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Thrijang Gyatsho (1901-1981), former tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama
Jigme Tenzin, Bhutanese football player
Karma Tenzin (born 1972 ), Bhutanese archer
Kinley Tenzin, Bhutanese football player