Tibetan names
Existing literature and historical data show that before Buddhism was not widely promoted in Tibet, Tibetans generally used surnames. However, with the introduction of Buddhism, all living beings The concept of equality makes Tibetans not pay attention to lineage or lineage. Some surnames that may have originally symbolized nobility have lost their meaning. In addition, Tibetan Buddhism emphasizes absolute loyalty to one's master. Therefore, many Buddhists choose names for themselves. After abandoning the surname and adopting the Buddha's name of the guru, after a Tibetan baby is born, the living Buddha is usually given a name. Therefore, the first two characters in the baby's name are usually part of the name of the lama who gave the name to the living Buddha. Therefore, you can no longer tell what surname a person belongs to from his name. You can only roughly understand that he is a student or follower of a certain guru. As time goes by, gradually Tibetans in some places in Amdo and Weizang no longer know their own surnames but only know their house names. The so-called house names are not surnames because a certain family has died and its real estate has been destroyed. If another unrelated person inherits, this person will continue to use the original house name, but there will be no blood relationship between those who use the same house name before and after. The reason for the creation of the house name should be out of necessity. The first reason is to add the house name before the name. First, it is used as the code name of the family. Second, the house name is used to distinguish people with the same name. The third reason may be that taxes and servants are all paid in the name of "house name". Family (house) is the unit. Regarding the relationship between house names and surnames, take Phuntsok Wangyal as an example. People call him Raokasha Phuntsok Wangyal or Dokha Phuntsok Wangyal. In fact, Raokasha and Dokha are not his surnames. Raokasha Xia is the name of his house, which is named after the house is located on the Lhasa river embankment. "Raoka" means river embankment, "Xia" is the house, that is, "the house located on the river embankment", and Doka is the name of his manor. Room name. This reflects the loss of surnames caused by Tibetans not paying attention to blood. However, most Tibetans in Kham and Golok areas still retain the ancient habit of using surnames. In the pastoral areas of Uizang, surnames are also used instead of house names. This may also be related to not having a house.
Tibetan names
Tibetan names generally have four characters. For example, Tashi Dudjom, Tashi Cairen and so on. In addition to adding the name of the house or position before the name, the name of a famous person can be preceded by the place name of his place of origin. For example, Dapo Raj, the founder of the Kagyu Sect, was named after he built a temple in Dapo. Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug sect of Buddhism, whose real name is Luosongzhapa, and "Tsongkhapa" is the name of his hometown, which is the Huangshui River Basin in Qinghai. The word "Ba" means people, which means Zongkha people. Nowadays, many Chinese documents only mention Tsongkhapa, but not Lozonzhapa.
When a person becomes a monk or nun, he usually takes a Dharma name and cancels his original common name.
Tibetan names have profound connotations and express people’s thoughts and feelings. Each name is meaningful and colorful.
Those with strong religious overtones include:
Lorong Denpa - Wisdom Buddha
Tashi Dorje - Auspicious Vajra
Tsering Qupi - Longevity and Prosperity (Tsering is also written as Talented and Talented, but it is the same word in Tibetan)
Tseren Lhamo - the Goddess of Longevity
Tashi Qucuo--Auspicious Dharma Sea
Tsering Zhima--Longevity Tara
Baden Lhamo--Auspicious Goddess
With Those with auspicious wishes include:
Tashi Tsering - good luck and longevity
Tsering Dengzhu - longevity achievement or longevity career success.
Tashi Deleh--good luck
Silang Zeren--wealth and longevity
Yishilam--the wise fairy
Silang Yongzhong - the gathering of wealth
Those named after natural objects include:
Tashi Dawa - the auspicious moon
Tsering Nyima - -Longevity Sun
Doji Borma--Vajra Lotus
Dexie Maiduo--Happiness Flower
Silang Jiangcuo--Houlu Ocean
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There are also names based on the day or week of birth, because in the Tibetan calendar, Nima (sun), Dawa (moon), Mima (Mars), Lhaba (Mercury), and Pubu (Jupiter) are used. The arrangement of the seven star names of , Basang (Venus) and Pemba (Saturn) is the same as the seven-day week in the West. Therefore, those born on Sunday (Sunday) are called Nima and so-and-so, and those born on Monday are called Dawa and so-and-so.
Tibetan names are generally differentiated between men and women. The first two characters are used by men and women, and the last two characters are used to distinguish between men and women.
The last two characters are Luorong, Tashi, Dorje, Sima, Dengzhu, Qupi, Jiangyang, Jiangcuo, Demba, Phuntsok, etc. are male names: the last two characters are Zhima, Lamu, Lazhong, Lacuo, Yongzhong, Qucuo, Yongqing, Quzhen, Maiduo, etc. are female names.