Chögyam
Chögyam is a Tibetan male given name that appears in the names of Buddhist teachers and practitioners. It is commonly used as part of longer personal names and, in transliteration from Tibetan, is rendered in several variants such as Chögyam, Choegyam, or Chowgyam. In Tibetan Buddhist contexts, names containing Chögyam are associated with the Dharma and its transmission, and the element is often treated as an honorific or descriptive component within a lineage-based naming tradition.
The best-known bearer of the name is Chögyam Trungpa (1939–1987), a Tibetan Buddhist lama who fled Tibet
Beyond Trungpa, the name Chögyam appears in various Tibetan Buddhist lineages and communities, typically as part