Rinchen, meaning "treasure", 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 ...

, used by speakers of various

Tibetic languages The Tibetic languages form a well-defined group of languages descended from Old Tibetan (7th to 9th centuries).Tournadre, Nicolas. 2014. "The Tibetic languages and their classification." In ''Trans-Himalayan linguistics, historical and descriptiv ...

. It is also used as a given name by

Mongols The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal membe ...

, seen as early as the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...

. As a

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, it has various spellings such as Rinchin, Renchin, or Erinchin. People with Rinchen as one of their given names, or as a patronymic, include:

Buddhist leaders and teachers

* Rinchen Chok of Ma (), one of the disciples of Padmasambhava *

Rinchen Zangpo __NOTOC__ Lochen Rinchen Zangpo (958–1055; ), also known as Mahaguru, was a principal lotsawa or translator of Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Tibetan during the second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet, variously called the New Translation School, ...

(958–1055), translator of Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Tibetan *

Yeshe Rinchen Yeshe Rinchen (; ) (1248 - 1294) was a Tibetan Imperial Preceptor (''Dishi'') at the court of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. He hailed from Sakya, the foremost monastic regime in Tibet in this period, and held the title from 1286 to 1291. Sakya and ...

(1248–1294), Imperial Preceptor at the court of the Yuan dynasty *

Rinchen Gyaltsen Rinchen Gyaltsen (; ) (1238 – 24 March 1279) was a Tibetan imperial preceptor at the court of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. His tenure lasted from 1274 to his death in either 1279 or 1282. Family background Rinchen Gyaltsen was born ...

(–1305), ruler of the Sakya school * Buton Rinchen Drub (1290–1364), eleventh abbot of Shalu Monastery * Gendün Rinchen (1926–1997), 69th Je Khenpo of Bhutan * Sonam Rinchen (1933–2013), teacher of Buddhist philosophy and practice in Dharamshala, India

Mongol nobility

Rinchinbal Khan Rinchinbal Khan ( Mongolian: Ринчинбал , bo, རིན་ཆེན་དཔལ།; Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, ; May 1, 1326 – December 14, 1332), was a son of Kuśala who was briefly installed to the throne of the Yuan dynasty of Chin ...

(1326–1332), tenth emperor of the Yuan dynasty *

Erinchin Lobsang Tayiji Erinchin Lobsang Tayiji ( mn, Ринчин Лувсан тайж) was a prince of the Khalkha The Khalkha (Mongolian script, Mongolian: mn, Халх, Halh, , zh, 喀爾喀) have been the largest subgroup of Mongols, Mongol people in modern Mo ...

(), prince of the Khalkha federation of Western Mongolia *

Sengge Rinchen Sengge Rinchen (1811 – 18 May 1865) or Senggelinqin ( mn, Сэнгэринчен, ᠰᠡᠩᠭᠡᠷᠢᠨᠴᠢᠨ) was a Mongol nobleman and general who served under the Qing dynasty during the reigns of the Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi em ...

(1811–1865), Qing dynasty nobleman and general from Inner Mongolia

Other

Byambyn Rinchen Yenshööbü ovogt Byambyn Rinchen ( mn, Еншөөбү овогт Бямбын Ринчен, , , 25 December 1905 – 4 March 1977), also known in Russian as Rinchin-Dorzhi Radnazhapovich Bimbaev (russian: Ринчин-Доржи Раднаж ...

(1905–1977), Mongolian scholar of linguistics and literature * Chewang Rinchen (1931–1997), Indian army officer from Ladakh * Rinchen Lhamo (1901–1929), writer from Kham who settled in the United Kingdom *

Rinchen Barsbold , Rinchyengiin Barsbold, born December 21, 1935 in Ulaanbaatar) is a Mongolian paleontologist and geologist. He works with the Institute of Geology, at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He is an expert in vertebrate paleontology and Mesozoic stratigraphy. Bar ...

(born 1935), Mongolian paleontologist *

Ngawang Rinchen Ngawang Rinchen (; ; born 26 February 1984) is a Chinese actor of Tibetan descent. Early life and education Ngawang Rinchen was born in Lhasa, Tibet, China. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2007, where he majored in acting. After g ...

(born 1984), Chinese actor *

Pema Rinchen Pema Rinchen is a former football player and manager from Bhutan. He plays as a defender. He won the A-Division in 2008, 2010 and 2011 and participated in the AFC President’s Cup as member of the Yeedzin in 2009 and 2011. International ...

(born 1986), Bhutanese footballer

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