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gompa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 喇嘛寺 (lǎmasì) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貢巴 /贡巴 (gòngbā) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喇嘛庙 (lǎmamiào) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 贡巴 (gòngbā) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喇嘛廟 /喇嘛庙 (lǎmamiào) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Dzongkha: དགོན་པ (dgon pa) — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Finnish: luostari — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Portuguese: gompa — Buddhist fortification of learning
  • Tibetan: དགོན་པ (dgon pa) — Buddhist fortification of learning