Tenzin

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Tibetan (Tibet/India)

Meaning

one of the most sacred Tibetan Buddhist names, meaning holder of the Buddha-dharma or upholder of the teachings, given to both boys and girls and used across all Tibetan communities in Tibet, India, Nepal, and the Tibetan diaspora; the name is inseparable from the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, whose global spiritual presence has made it recognisable worldwide; in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, to bear the name Tenzin is to take on a sacred responsibility to preserve and embody the compassion and wisdom at the heart of the dharma; the name is frequently given by lamas to children at name-blessing ceremonies, and it connects its bearer to the continuous lineage of teachers who have transmitted Tibetan Buddhism across centuries of political upheaval and cultural persecution

Gender

unisex