Gendün

Gendün (also Gedün , Gedun , Gendun , Gedhun ; Tibetan : dge 'dun ; THDL : Gendün , transcription of the PRCh : Gêdün ; Sanskrit : Sangha ) is a frequently used component of Tibetan names .

The following people have this name:

• The 22nd, 28th, 50th and 65th Ganden Thripa
• Gendün Chökyi Nyima (* 1989), 11th Penchen Lama authorized by the 14th Dalai Lama
• Gendün Chöphel (Drug Desi) (1695–1701), first Drug Desi of Bhutan
• Gendün Chöphel (1903 / 1905–1951), Tibetan monk, scholar and author
• Gendün Drub (1391–1475), 1st Dalai Lama
• Gendün Gyatsho (1475–1542), 2nd Dalai Lama
• Geshe Gendün Sangpo, from 1979 to 1995 abbot of the Tibet Institute Rikon
• Gendün Rinpoche (1918–1997), Lama of the Karma Kagyu lineage