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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In the 15th Century, through a shift in its priesthood which brought in a "Yellow" or reformed sect, Lamaism acquired a theocratic and infallible rule, divided between two men who both were Buddhas incarnate.

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

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund