Lamaist
- a word derived from Lamaism.
Example Sentences
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Wada, who captured a Lamaist temple on the Outer Mongolian border.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Lhasa, a dirty, disagreeable town which was once the "Forbidden City" to foreigners, a fourth of the male population belong to the Lamaist priesthood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now Tanchu will live in a gold-domed penthouse atop the Potala, his massive fortress-palace at Lhasa, spend the next 13 years under the lama regency learning about his previous incarnations and the intricate Lamaist ritual.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lamaist books mention numerous other Indian divinities, such as Brahmâ, the thirty-three Devas, the Kings of the four quarters, etc.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Târâ is a goddess of north India, Nepal and the Lamaist Church and almost unknown in China and Japan.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
