Geshe
Tibetan Buddhist academic degree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geshe (Tib. dge bshes, short for dge-ba'i bshes-gnyen, "virtuous friend"; translation of Skt. kalyāņamitra) or geshema is a Tibetan Buddhist academic degree for monks and nuns. The degree is emphasized primarily by the Gelug lineage, but is also awarded in the Sakya and Bön traditions.[1][2] The equivalent geshema degree is awarded to women.[3]