kānbù
khenpo
堪布 kānbù
- khenpo
- A title in Tibetan Buddhism for a senior monk or lama who has mastered Buddhist scriptures or is in charge of religious discipline
- abbot
- The head or presiding monk of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery or monastic college (zhashang)
- monk official
- A high-ranking religious official in the former Tibetan local government, often serving as a senior attendant to the Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama