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

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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

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