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Norbu (Tibetan: ནོར་བུ་, Wylie: Norbu; Chinese: 诺布; pinyin: Nuòbù) is a family name of Tibetan origin, meaning "jewel". It may refer to:

  • Khyentse Norbu, a lama from Bhutan
  • Norbulingka, a palace in Lhasa
  • Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, a Dzogchen teacher
  • Gyaincain Norbu, the eleventh Panchen Lama according to some sources
  • Pema Norbu Rinpoche, 11th throne holder of the Buddhist Palyul lineage
  • Thubten Jigme Norbu, elder brother of the 14th Dalai Lama
  • Jamyang Norbu, a Tibetan exile political activist
  • Thinley Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
  • Katok Tsewang Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
  • Gungsangnorbu, a politician of the Republic of China
  • Gyaincain Norbu, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region from 1990 to 1998
  • Wangdi Norbu, former Bhutanese Finance Minister
  • Norbu may also refer to Norbu, a natural sweetener / sugar substitute derived from Monk Fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii), available in Australia since 2013.

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    Norbu Wikipedia


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