Tenzin is the person who presides over the Holy Religion and Buddhism, which means inheriting the Dharma and so on.
Some people call it Danzin**, and some people call it Danzin.
In the process of interacting with others, you may learn that other ethnic groups who do not know enough about Tibetans think that "Tibetans have no surnames", which is a one-sided understanding. Many Tibetans also assume that "Tibetans have no surnames" because they do not understand the history of their own nation and do not have enough study and understanding of their own history and culture. People who hold the above two views believe that Tibetans should have no surnames, and those with surnames are not Tibetans. Both views are unrealistic and lack authenticity.
History has proven that Tibetans have surnames. Historical books such as "Yongzhong Benjiao Catalog" and "Wangtong Hereditary Mingjian" all record that Tibetans were originally reproduced by the combination of "God Monkey" and "Rock Witch" They lived in the Zedang area on the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River at that time. Later, they gradually developed into six major clans, namely Sai, Mu, Dang, Dong, Zha and Zhu. Each major clan divided into several small clans and families, each with its own surname. In fact, the Tibetan people's adoption of Han surnames is a product of history and living environment, as well as the general trend of social development and ethnic integration.
Therefore, the identity of a nation cannot be determined simply by having a surname or not. The judgment should mainly be made from its living customs, language and culture, etc. Tibetan nobles have surnames, but slaves do not (Before liberation, Tibetans had serfdom). Some chieftains in Kham and Amdo areas also have surnames.
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After Songtsen Gampo established the Tubo Dynasty, he entrusted the meritorious ministers with territories and titles. People put the territory name before their own names to show that they were A well-established family. Such as: Nirvana Chisangyangdun, Tunmi Sambuza and so on. After the seventh century, Buddhism became popular in Tibet, and everything was colored by Buddhism. People also liked to ask the living Buddha to name their names.
If a monk or living Buddha rises to an upper-level monkhood, his name will be added with a monkhood or title. For example: Khenpo Lhundrup Thaokai, Khenpo is a monk, and his name is "Lhundrup Thaokai". Another example is: Panchen Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen, his name is "Ch?kyi Gyaltsen", "Panchen Erdeni" is a title.
In front of the name of the Living Buddha, the name of the temple or family temple is usually added accordingly. For example, the full name of the Living Buddha Lobsang Chilie of Dongga Temple is "Dongga Lobsang Chilie"; another example is the name of Lobsang Chilie of the Rezhen Temple. The full name of Living Buddha Dorje Cairen is "Rezhen Dorje Cairen".
The names of ordinary people do not have surnames, only first names, which are four characters, such as "Duoji Cidan", "Dan Zengquzha", etc. For the convenience of naming, people only use two words to abbreviate it. For example, "Duoji Cidan" is referred to as "Duoji", and "Shanzengquza" is referred to as "Single". It is more common to use the two characters "one" and "three" or the first two characters or the last two characters as the abbreviation, but it is rare to use the two characters "two" and "four" as the abbreviation.
The names given by common people all have certain meanings to express their thoughts, feelings and wishes. One is to use natural objects as their names, such as: Dawa (moon), Nima (sun); there are also those who use the day a child was born as their name.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tibetan