Dechen () is a
Tibetan name
Tibetan names typically consist of two juxtaposed elements.
Family names are rare except among those of aristocratic ancestry and then come before the personal name (but diaspora Tibetans living in societies that expect a surname may adopt one). F ...
meaning "great
bliss
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". It is a Tibetan translation of the
Sanskrit
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term ().
People with the name Dechen include:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dechen Wangmo (politician)
'' Dasho'' Dechen Wangmo () is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Health since November 2018. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.
Early life and education
Wangmo was born on .
She received ...
(born ), Bhutanese politician who was made Minister for Health in November 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tibetan names