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

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Etymology

Origin of Lamaism

First recorded in 1810–20; lama + -ism

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Example Sentences

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Lamaism

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

The political and military decadence of the Mongols has been ascribed by some authors to Lamaism and to the substitution of priestly for warlike ideals.

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

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