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

• Lamaist noun
• Lamaistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Lamaism

First recorded in 1810–20; lama + -ism

Example Sentences

Yet one cannot leave the subject of the Lhasa monasteries without remarking on the striking resemblance between Tibetan Lamaism and the Romish Church.

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Certain it is, that while the government of Pekin suffers its own bonzes and priests to remain in the most abject condition, it has always honored and encouraged Lamaism in Tartary and Thibet.

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Lamaism, which was introduced from Tibet, gained its hold not long after the time of Kublai Khan's death in 1295.

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This isolated table-land is the seat of a former Buddhism better known by the name of Lamaism.

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Much of the old superstition was absorbed into the new teaching, and the combination is known by the name of Lamaism.

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