Norbu

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

• , a 17155 feet high dome shape mountain in Manali region Kullu HP
• 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.

Surname list

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