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ཁྲི་པ
abbot [RY]

chairman, president, chairman, head of a committee, abbot of Ganden monastery [JV]

occupier of the throne, abbot of a monastery, head lama, chief monk, head of Ganden Monastery [IW]

throne-holder, head lama [RY]

1) the occupier of the throne. 2) abbot of a monastery, head lama, chief monk. 3) title used by the head of the Ganden Monastery [RY]