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I ran across the word, "rinpoche", in a quote in Peter Shweizer's book, Do As I Say, Not > As I Do. It is in a list of terms like "rabbi", "preacher", "sensei", and so > on. Amazingly, it's not in the Random House dictionary. > > Does anyone have a definition? > > - Stuart Brown > San Rafael, CA
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here's what the Wikipedia has to say: Quote:
Rinpoche or Rimpoche (pronounced: rin-PO-shay) is a Tibetan Buddhist religious/theological honorific title.
more at: Rinpoche
welcome, houston!
formerly known as etaoin...
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addict
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Yes, welcome to the madhouse. (the lunatics have taken over the asylum....)
"Rinpoche" means "precious one"
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the lunatics have taken over the asylum.... - some are seen flying over it, though
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