Lamaism
noun
the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.
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
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
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
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 Sir Charles Eliot
But so long as the Yüan dynasty reigned, Lamaist influence was strong and the downfall of the Yüan was partly caused by their subservience to the clergy and extravagant expenditure on religious buildings and ceremonies.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
