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  Pronunciation of Phakchok

  Posted by Lady-Aga on April 11, 2022 at 1:25 pm

  Please may someone give me the phonetic pronunciation of Rinpoche’s name, Phakchok. I don’t want to keep going through the course pronouncing it wrongly in my head each time I read it. Thank you.

  thiagoduarte20 replied 1 year, 2 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  amocelotl

  Member

  April 20, 2022 at 3:08 pm

  Hi Katy!

  I asked one of our translators, Oriane Lavole who teaches the Tibetan for Practitioners course about the correct pronunciation and meaning of Rinpoche’s name. Here is her response:

  Kyab (protection) gön (lord) is an honorific title.
  Phak means noble.
  Chok means supreme.
  Rinpoche means precious one or jewel, and it is a title given to realized masters or recognized reincarnations of such masters in the Tibetan tradition.

  You can find an audio recording of Oriane pronouncing Rinpoche’s name attached below.

  Thank you! I hope this answers your question!

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  Lady-Aga

  Member

  April 20, 2022 at 7:55 pm

  Thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply to my query. Wow! that is a thorough answer which gave me useful additional info on top of clarifying the correct pronunciation of Rinpoche’s full name. With very many thanks, Katy.

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  thiagoduarte20

  Member

  February 2, 2023 at 5:00 am

  Obrigado pela resposta.

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