gompa

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa).

Noun

gompa (plural gompas)

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  1. (Buddhism) A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.
    • 2009 March 13, Pico Iyer, “Heaven’s Gate”, in New York Times‎:
      And when finally I got to the end of the five-hour drive over the highest motorable pass in the world, it was to learn that the gompa in Hunder was closed.

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