Dechen (, Jaques-IPA:''bdʔe.tɕʰʔen'') is a Tibetan name meaning "great bliss". It is a Tibetan translation of the

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term (). It is commonly used in

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

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and

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. People with the name Dechen include: *

Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo (), (1878–1941) was a Gelug lama of the modern era of Tibetan Buddhism. He attained his Geshe degree at Sera Mey Monastic University, Lhasa, and became a highly influential teacher in Tibet. He was unusual for t ...

(1878–1941), lama of the Gelug school *

Pema Dechen Ashi Pema Dechen (1918–1991) was the Queen consort of Bhutan. Early life ''Ashi'' Pema Dechen was born in 1918 at Wangducholing Palace to ''Chumed Zhalgno'', ''Dasho'' Jamyang (of the Tamzhing Choji family – also known as the Myo family -) ...

(1918–1991), third queen consort of Bhutan *

Dechen Wangmo (Tibetan Buddhist) Jetsun Dechen Wangmo (c.1925 - 2011) was a Tibetan Buddhist. Family Wangmo was the daughter of a noble family which was said to be descended from the legendary King Gaesar of Ling. She was Minling Khenchen Rinpoche's mother and the aunt of the 11 ...

(), daughter of a Tibetan noble family *

Dechen Shak-Dagsay Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a modern musician of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras expressed in recent lyrical contexts. Life Born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1959, Shak-Dagsay and her family moved to Switzerland in 1963, where she has resided ever ...

(born 1959), singer of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras * Dechen Wangmo (politician) (born ), Bhutanese politician who was made Minister for Health in November 2018 *

Dechen Roder Dechen Roder (born 1980, Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan) is a filmmaker from Bhutan. She started as a music video maker and advertisement maker and then started making her own films. In 2011 she made her first film name ''Original Photocopy of Happiness'' ...

(born 1980), Bhutanese filmmaker *

Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck Princess ''Ashi'' Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (born 2 December 1981) is the daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother ''Ashi'' Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck. She is the sister of the fifth King, Jigme Kh ...

(born 1981), daughter of the fourth king of Bhutan *

Sonam Dechen Wangchuck Princess ''Ashi'' Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 5 August 1981) is a princess of Bhutan. She is the daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother ''Ashi'' Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. She is half-sister of the f ...

(born 1981), daughter of the fourth king of Bhutan *

Dechen Pem Dechen Pem is a Bhutanese singer. She started singing in 1994 and had an album produced through Norling Drayang. She won numerous awards including the award for Best Playback Singer (Female) at the 8th National Film Awards as well as the award fo ...

(), Bhutanese singer *

Dechen Zangmo Dechen Zangmo is a Bhutanese politician who has been a Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ( dz, འབྲུག་ཕུན་སུམ་ཚོགས་པ།; Wylie:'' 'brug phun-sum tshog-pa''; translation: Bhutan Pe ...

(), member of the National Assembly of Bhutan * Padma Dechen, abbess of Nyerma Nunnery in Ladakh."Bezoek Padma Dechen aan Europa", i
Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns: Nieuwsbref 2020
NFLN 2020.

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