Definitions for lamaismˈlɑ məˌɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
La•ma•ismˈlɑ məˌɪz əm(n.)
the Mahayana Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, having a hierarchical monastic organization.
Category: Eastern Religions
Origin of Lamaism:
1810–20
La`ma•is′tic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism(noun)
a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
Wiktionary
lamaism(Noun)
Tibetan Buddhism.
Webster Dictionary
Lamaism(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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Lamaism
Buddhism as professed in Thibet and Mongolia, or the worship of Buddha and his Dharma (q. v.); conceived of as incarnated in the Sangha (q. v.) or priesthood, and especially in the Grand Lama or Dalai Lama, the chief priest; a kind of hero-worship, or at all events saint-worship; long since sunk into mere idolatry (q. v.).
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