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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.


Lamaism British  
/ ˈlɑːməˌɪzəm /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Lamaism

First recorded in 1810–20; lama + -ism

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Central to Arica's classroom work is a repertoire of exercises similar to the Audicon Plantar and loosely based on Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Muslim Sufism and Tibetan Lamaism.

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

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

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"Possibly the real and hitherto unsolved riddle of Tibet, Petrie," he replied—"a mystery concealed from the world behind the veil of Lamaism."

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