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rabbi

  1. ston pa/ 

    [lit. teacher]

    Biblical: Rabbi: mi rnams kyis ston pa zer ba la de tsho dga'o/  love to have men call them "Rabbi" (Mt. 23:7), khos ye shu mjal ma thag tu/,,ston pa/,,phyag 'tshal/,,zhus nas 'o phul to/  going at once to Jesus, Judas said, "Greetings, Rabbi" and kissed him (Mt. 26:49).

  2. rab bi/ 

    Biblical: Rabbi: de dag gis/,,rab bi/,,bod skad du ston pa/  they said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher in Tibetan) (Jn. 1:38).