Tibetan culture Tibet developed a distinct culture due to its geographic and climatic conditions. While influenced by neighboring cultures from China, India, and Nepal, the Himalayan region's remoteness and inaccessibility have preserved distinct local ...

and Sherpa

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these grou ...

, Dawa (; also written ) is a word meaning "

moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...

" or " month". It is often used as a name for children born on a

Monday Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week and in countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is ...

. The name can be given to either a girl or a boy. Other people in the Himalayan region such as the Ladakhis, the Sikkimese of Northeast India and the Bhutanese people also use the name Dawa in the same sense as the Tibetans. People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Pasang Dawa Lama Pasang Dawa Lama (1912 – September 15, 1982) was a Sherpa Nepalese mountaineer, sirdar. Pasang is considered to be one of the greatest Sherpa mountaineers of the 20th century. In 1939, Pasang participated in the expedition to K2 lead by Fritz Wi ...

(1912–1982), Nepalese mountaineer *

Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa ( ne, दाछिरी शेर्पा) (born November 3, 1969) is a Nepali cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier and runner who has competed since 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his bes ...

(born 1969), Nepalese cross-country skier * Chhang Dawa Sherpa (born 1982), Nepalese mountaineer * Dawa Steven Sherpa (born 1984), Nepalese mountaineer * Dawa Tshering (born 1985), Bhutanese football midfielder *

Dawa Gyeltshen Dawa Gyeltshen (born 7 June 1986) is a Bhutanese international footballer, currently playing for Thimphu City F.C. He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team The Bhutan national football team represents Bhutan in inter ...

(born 1986), Bhutanese football defender *

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa Dawa Yangzum Sherpa also known as Dawa Yangzum is a Nepali born mountain climber and the first woman to become an international mountain guide from Nepal. Life Dawa Yangzum started her professional mountain climbing in 2009 with Yala Peak marki ...

(born 1990), Nepalese mountaineer *

Lungtok Dawa Lungtok Dawa born on 18 December 1998 is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Transport United and the Bhutan national team. Playing career He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2015 in ...

(born 1998), Bhutanese football forward

Other

* Dawa Sangpo (?), king of Shambala *

Dawa Gyaltsen Dawa Gyaltsen () was a Dzogchen master who lived in the 8th century in the area of Zhangzhung. His body of work includes the Fivefold Teaching: # Vision is mind. # Mind is empty. # Emptiness is clear light. # Clear light is union. # Union is great b ...

(), Dzogchen Buddhist master who lived in Zhangzhung *

Kazi Dawa Samdup Lama Kazi Dawa Samdup (17 June 1868 – 22 March 1922) is now best known as one of the first translators of important works of Tibetan Buddhism into the English language and a pioneer central to the transmission of Buddhism in the West. From 191 ...

(1868–1922), Indian translator of Tibetan Buddhist works * Dawa Narbula (born 1935), Indian politician, member of the Lok Sabha for Darjeeling, West Bengal *

Dawa Tsering Dawa Tsering served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan in the 1980s and 1990s, carrying out negotiations to improve Sino-Bhutanese relations. He also worked to strengthen the close relations with the Government of India. Life and career ...

(born 1935), Bhutanese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1980s–1990s *

Tashi Dawa Tashi Dawa (; ; born February 1959) or Zhaxi Dawa, is a Chinese novelist of half-Tibetan half-Han ethnic background. He is a distinguished Tibetan writer in China, and one of the most controversial figures associated with modern Tibet. He is best ...

(born 1959), Chinese writer * Alan Dawa Dolma (born 1987), Chinese singer

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