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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

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

In the higher ranks of the Lamaist pantheon all the figures seem to be imported, but some indigenous godlings have retained a place in the lower classes.

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