Yeshe () is a Tibetan term meaning wisdom and is analogous to jnana in Sanskrit. The word appears for example in the title of the ''

Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo is a terma revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa Chokgyur Lingpa or Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-1870) was a tertön or "treasure revealer" and contemporary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kongtrul. Regarded as one of the major ...

'', a Vajrayana Buddhist sacred scripture that records oral teachings of Padmasambhava in the 9th century, and in the name of

Yeshe Walmo Yeshe Walmo is a deity of the Bon (religion), Bon religion. Yeshe Walmo is considered the wisdom aspect of Sipe Gyalmo. Throughout the ages, whenever the Bon religion suffered persecution, lamas would hide Bon texts and sacred ritual objects in ...

, a deity of the Tibetan religion of

Bon ''Bon'', also spelled Bön () and also known as Yungdrung Bon (, "eternal Bon"), is a Tibetan religious tradition with many similarities to Tibetan Buddhism and also many unique features.Samuel 2012, pp. 220-221. Bon initially developed in t ...

. It is used as a unisex given name by Tibetans and Bhutanese people, also spelled Yeshey, Yeshay, or Yeshi. People with this name include:

Religious figures

Yeshe De There appear to be two Jnanasutras, with different Tibetan orthographies for their names. The first, , flourished from the 5th-6th centuries. According to Dzogchen legends, he was an early Dzogchen practitioner of Vajrayāna Buddhism and a disc ...

(Jnanasutra, ), a Tibetan Vajrayana Dzogchenpa who was a disciple of Sri Singha * Yeshe Tsogyal (757–817), a semi-mythical female deity or figure of enlightenment (dakini) in Tibetan Buddhism *

Nubchen Sangye Yeshe Nubchen Sangye Yeshe (Tib:གནུབས་ཆེན་སངས་རྒྱས་ཡེ་ཤེས, Wylie: gnubs chen sangs rgyas ye shes) (9th century) was one of the twenty-five principal students of Guru Padmasambhava, revealer of Vajrayan ...

(9th century), one of the twenty-five principal students of Guru Padmasambhava *

Yeshe-Ö Yeshe-Ö ( 959–1040) (spiritual names: Jangchub Yeshe-Ö, Byang Chub Ye shes' Od, Lha Bla Ma, Hla Lama Yeshe O, Lalama Yixiwo, also Dharmaraja ('Noble King') was the first notable lama-king in Tibet. Born as Khor-re, he is better known as Lh ...

(c. 959–1040), the first notable lama-king in Tibet * Yeshe Rinchen (1248–1294), Imperial Preceptor (Dishi) of the Yuan dynasty *

Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama Lobsang Yeshe (; also written Lobsang Yeshi) (1663–1737) was the fifth Panchen Lama of Tibet. He was born of a well-known and noble family in the province of Tsang. His father's name was De-chhen-gyalpo and his mother's Serab-Drolma. He w ...

(1663–1737) *

Yeshe Dorje Yeshe Dorje (1676–1702) was the eleventh Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Yeshe Dorje was born in Mayshö, Kham. He was discovered by Minjur Dorje and recognized by Shamar Yeshe Nyinpo, the seventh Shamarpa. Yes ...

(1676–1702), the eleventh Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism *

Lobsang Palden Yeshe, 6th Panchen Lama Lobsang Palden Yeshe (1738–1780) () was the sixth Panchen Lama of Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet. He was the elder stepbrother of the 10th Shamarpa, Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso (1742–1793). The Panchen Lama was distinguished by his writings and ...

(1738–1780), of Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet *

Thubten Yeshe Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984) was a Tibetan lama who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery (1969) and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (1975). He followed the Gelug tradition, and was considered unconvention ...

(1935–1984), Tibetan lama who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery * Yeshe Losal Rinpoche (born 1943), lama in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, abbott of the Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland

Politicians

Sanggyai Yexe Sanggyai Yexe (; ) or Tian Bao (; February 9, 1917 – February 21, 2008) was a Chinese government official of Gyalrong descent. Tian was one of the first ethnic Tibetans to embrace the concept of Communism and join Mao Zedong's army. Mao's army ...

(1917–2008), Chinese Communist Party official *

Yeshey Zimba ''Lyonpo'' Yeshey Zimba (born 10 October 1952) is a political figure from Bhutan. He was Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of Bhutan two times: first from 2000 to 2001; then from 20 August 2004 to 5 September 2005. During thi ...

(born 1952), Bhutanese politician, former Prime Minister *

Yeshey Penjor Yeshey Penjor () is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. Early life and education Penjor was born on . He grad ...

(born ), Bhutanese politician *

Yeshey Dem Yeshey Dem ( dz, ཡེ་ཤེས་ སྒྲོལམ།) is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. Education She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Language and Literature from ...

(), Bhutanese politician

Sportspeople

Yeshey Gyeltshen Yeshey Gyeltshen (born 11 February 1983) is a Bhutanese international footballer, currently playing for Druk Star. He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team The Bhutan national football team represents Bhutan in inte ...

(born 1983), Bhutanese footballer *

Yeshey Dorji Yeshey Dorji, commonly known as "Bumlay" (born 2 January 1989), is a Bhutanese footballer. He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2008. He is also a member of the Bhutan national futsal team. After the 2013 SAFF Cham ...

(born 1989), Bhutanese footballer

Other

Yeshi Dhonden Yeshi Dhonden (; 15 May 1927 – 26 November 2019) was a Tibetan doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine, and served the 14th Dalai Lama from 1961 to 1980. In 2018, the Indian government honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civil ...

(1927–2019), practitioner of Tibetan traditional medicine *

Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi ( as, য়েছে দৰজে ঠংচি) (born 13 June 1952) is an Indian writer. He was formerly deputy commissioner. His first literary creation is a poem named Junbai'(জোনবাই). He is the recipient of ...

(born 1952), Indian writer from Arunachal Pradesh *

Yeshe Choesang Yeshe Choesang is an India-based Tibetan journalist, photographer and author who focuses on politics, Freedom of press, business, human rights and environmental issues in Tibet and China. Biography Yeshe Choesang (Tibetan: ཡེ་ཤེས་� ...

(born 1974), India-based journalist

References

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