gnas brtan

གནས་བརྟན
Elder [thd]

elder [RY]

elder; sthavira, 'phags pa'i gnas brtan bcu drug [RY]

sthavira of the sravaka school, firm in his place, elder, buddhist monk of sthavira school, arrived at the tenth decade of life, over 90 years old [JV]

sthavira, elder monk [IW]

sthavira, elder monk, [eg 'phags pa'i gnas brtan bcu drug resp: disciplined elder monk, as a sign of taming] [IW]