Look up: Lamaism

1. Lamaism
   [n] - Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization 2. [n] - Tibetan Buddhist doctrine including non-Buddhist Indian elements and elements of preexisting shamanism
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2. Lamaism
   Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, and parts of Nepal and northern India; a form of Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in AD 640, but the real founder of Tibetan Buddhism was the...
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3. Lamaism
   La'ma·ism noun A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama .
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4. Lamaism
   Tibetan Buddhism noun a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
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5. Lamaism
   • (n.) A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama.
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6. Lamaism
   Lamaism: see Tibetan Buddhism.
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7. Lamaism
   (from Tibetan b La-ma, honorable title of a monk) The religious beliefs and institutions of Tibet, derived from Mahayana Buddhism (q.v.) which was first introduced in the 7th century by the chieftain Sron-tsan-gampo, superimposed on the native Shamaistic Bon religion, resuscitated and mixed with Tan...
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8. Lamaism
   Lamaism is a variety of Buddhism, dating from the 7th century AD, and chiefly prevailing in Tibet and Mongolia. It is so called from the lamas or priests belonging to it. The highest object of worship is Buddha, who is regarded as the founder of the religion, and the first in rank among the saints. ...
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9. Lamaism
   Click images to enlargeBuddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, and parts of Nepal and northern India; a form of Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in AD 640, but the real founder of Tibetan Buddhism was the Indian missionary Padma Sambhava, who was active in about 750. Tibetan Buddhism developed several orders...
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