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Meaning of LAMAISM

Pronunciation:  'lâmu`izum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  Tibetan Buddhist doctrine including non-Buddhist Indian elements and elements of preexisting shamanism
  2. [n]  Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization
 
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 See Also: Buddhism, Lamaist, Mahayana

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\La"ma*ism\, 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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