For the autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, see Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. For the lunar crater, see Dechen (crater).
Dechen
Origin
Language(s)
Classical Tibetan
Word/name
བདེ་ཆེན
Meaning
Great bliss
Dechen (Tibetan: བདེ་ཆེན, Wylie: bde-chen, ZYPY: Dêqên, Jaques-IPA:bdʔe.tɕʰʔen) is a Tibetan name meaning "great bliss". It is a Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit term mahāsukha (महासुख).[1][2] It is commonly used in Bhutan, Ladakh, Nepal and Tibet. People with the name Dechen include:
Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo (1878–1941), lama of the Gelug school
Pema Dechen (1918–1991), third queen consort of Bhutan
Dechen Wangmo (Tibetan Buddhist) (c. 1925–2011), daughter of a Tibetan noble family
Dechen Shak-Dagsay (born 1959), singer of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras
Dechen Wangmo (politician) (born c. 1976), Bhutanese politician who was made Minister for Health in November 2018
Dechen Roder (born 1980), Bhutanese filmmaker
Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (born 1981), daughter of the fourth king of Bhutan
Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981), daughter of the fourth king of Bhutan
Dechen Pem (fl. 1993–present), Bhutanese singer
Dechen Zangmo (fl. 2013–present), member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Padma Dechen, abbess of Nyerma Nunnery in Ladakh.[3][4]
^陈观胜 [Chen Guansheng]; 安才旦 [An Caidan] (2004). 《汉英藏对照常见藏语人名地名词典》 [Dictionary of Common Tibetan Personal and Place Names]. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. p. 74. ISBN 7-119-03497-9.
^Payne, Richard Karl; Tanaka, Kenneth Kazuo (2004). Approaching the Land of Bliss: Religious Praxis in the Cult of Amitåabha. University of Hawaii Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-824-82578-0.
^"Padma Dechen Bezoekt Nederland", in Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns: Nieuwsbref 2018, NFLN 2018.
^"Bezoek Padma Dechen aan Europa", in Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns: Nieuwsbref 2020, NFLN 2020.
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