📖 Über Tenzing
Tenzing ist ein tibetischer Name mit der Bedeutung 'Träger der Lehre', zentral in der buddhistischen Kultur und weltweit bekannt durch Tenzing Norgay, den Sherpa, der 1953 gemeinsam mit Edmund Hillary den Gipfel des Everest erreichte.
📍 Details
- HerkunftTibetan
- Geschlecht♂ Männlich
- BedeutungVariant of Tenzin. Holder of the teaching (Tibetan)
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⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Tenzing Norgay — Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986) who, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary, became one of the first two people confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953; awarded the George Medal and celebrated globally as a hero of human endurance and spirit.
- Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama) — Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism (born 1935), born Lhamo Thondup and given the name Tenzin Gyatso upon recognition as the 14th Dalai Lama; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his advocacy of non-violence and dialogue in the Tibetan independence movement.
- Tenzing Trainor — Canadian-American actor (born 1999) known for playing Parker on the Disney Channel series Zombies and its sequels; one of the most prominent young bearers of the name in Western popular culture.
- Jamling Tenzing Norgay — Mountaineer and author (born 1965), son of Tenzing Norgay; reached the summit of Everest in 1996 during the ill-fated expedition documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air; wrote Touching My Father's Soul about the climb.