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- noun A
title warranting great respect, prefixed to thenames ofTibetan Buddhist
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Examples
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The burgundy-robed rinpoche looks like "a hipster thirty-year-old, with spiky black hair and a confident strut," she writes.
Blissful Transmissions Melanie Kirkpatrick 2011
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There is a zany incident involving a handsome rinpoche — a reincarnated lama — who tries to extort $100 from the seemingly gullible Californian.
Blissful Transmissions Melanie Kirkpatrick 2011
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This would not surprise a rinpoche because, according to Buddhist doctrine, meditation produces energy.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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* Corrected by a monkey: the meaning of "rinpoche."
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It is quite difficult to fathom the depths of spirituality of a Tibetan rinpoche whose entire life is dedicated to cultivating compassion and wisdom.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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I was deeply moved by the sheer power of will of one rinpoche, in whom, during one of his infrequent visits for a check-up, I discovered what I suspected to be a massive tumor in his lower abdomen that was causing his lower body to become hugely swollen.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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Meanwhile one can only deplore sloppy thinking that blames Israel for all the woes of the region and fails to detect underlying and sinister anti-Semitism at work. rinpoche
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Salted lassi- I don't like it but I drink it when visiting with my rinpoche
Food Meme Zombie Mom 2008
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How our Governments sold the soul of Europe for oil. rinpoche
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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It is quite difficult to fathom the depths of spirituality of a Tibetan rinpoche whose entire life is dedicated to cultivating compassion and wisdom.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
hernesheir commented on the word rinpoche
Honorific associated with teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, meaning "precious one".
October 6, 2009