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

Tibet is one of the world's last theocracies: its culture centres about its religion, Lamaism, a form of Buddhism which was brought up from India through the Himalayan passes in the 7th Century.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reason: lecture subjects include such topics as Lamaism, the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia and Applications of Seismological Techniques to Engineering Problems.

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

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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.

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The Buddhism treated of in this chapter does not include Lamaism, which being identical with the religion of Tibet and Mongolia is more conveniently described elsewhere.

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