Grand Lama

American  

noun

1. the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.

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Grand Lama British  

noun

1. either of two high priests of Lamaism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama

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Etymology

Origin of Grand Lama

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

This was the Grand Lama himself, famed politico-religious absolute primate of Buddha.

From Time Magazine Archive

We desired nothing better, for the Grand Lama of Kounboum was a great object of curiosity with us. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis

The Grand Lama rose, his yellow vestments shimmering faintly in the cathedral-dusk.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

We have been there often to deliver messages from Fong Wa to the Grand Lama.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

There, beneath a canopy and seated upon a throne whose arms were carved lions, attended by the Kuchar Khanpo and the Solen-chenpo—state officials—was his Holiness, S�kya-m�ni, the Grand Lama of Tibet.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry