Lamaism

American  

[lah-muh-iz-uhm] / ˈlɑ məˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.

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Lamaism British  

/ ˈlɑːməˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the Mahayana form of Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia See also Dalai Lama

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Lamaist
  noun
• Lamaistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Lamaism

First recorded in 1810–20; lama + -ism

Example Sentences

His days were spent with monkish tutors, in learning the Tantric texts of Lamaism and the complex religious ceremonials.

From Time Magazine Archive

Faith of the 3,000,000 Tibetans�and of other millions throughout the fastnesses of Central Asia�is Lamaism, a theocratic form of Buddhism.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the spiritual leader of Lamaism, as the Dalai is the temporal head.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lamaism, faith of 3,000,000 Tibetans, 7,000,000 Mongols and other races in Central Asia, is a form of Buddhism, brought from India through the snow-swept passes of the Himalayas in the 7th Century.

From Time Magazine Archive

A third tributary joined them later when Khubilai, the Mongol conqueror of China, made Lamaism, or Tibetan Buddhism, the state religion.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir