Norbu Explained

Norbu (;) is a Tibetan name meaning "jewel". It may refer to:

• Norbu Peak, a 17,155 ft.-high dome-shaped mountain in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Khyentse Norbu, a lama from Bhutan
• Norbulingka, a palace in Lhasa, Tibet
• Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, a Dzogchen teacher
• Gyaincain Norbu, the eleventh Panchen Lama, according to some sources
• Pema Norbu Rinpoche, the eleventh throne holder of the Buddhist Palyul lineage
• Thubten Jigme Norbu, elder brother of the fourteenth Dalai Lama
• Jamyang Norbu, a Tibetan exile political activist
• Thinley Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
• Tsewang Norbu, a Tibetan singer
• Katok Tsewang Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
• Gungsangnorbu, a Chinese politician
• Gyaincain Norbu, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region from 1990 to 1998
• Wangdi Norbu, a former Bhutanese finance minister

Norbu may also refer to Norbu, a natural sweetener/sugar substitute derived from monkfruit (Siraitia grosvenorii), available in Australia since 2013.