A Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia.
[Tibetan bla-ma, the upper one, lama, from bla, superior.]
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[Tibetan bla-ma, the upper one, lama, from bla, superior.]
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The Dalai Lama is the head of Tibetan Lamaism.
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Lama (Tibetan: བླ་མ་; Wylie: bla-ma) is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru (see Tibetan Buddhism and Bön). The title can be used as an honorific title conferred on a monk, nun or (in the Nyingma, Kagyu and Sakya schools) advanced tantric practitioner to designate a level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or may be part of a title such as Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama applied to a lineage of reincarnate lamas (Tulkus).
Perhaps due to misunderstandings by early western scholars attempting to understand Tibetan Buddhism, the term Lama has historically been erroneously applied to Tibetan monks generally. Similarly, Tibetan Buddhism was referred to as Lamaism by early western scholars and travelers who did not understand that what they were witnessing was a form of Buddhism; they may also have been unaware of the distinction between Tibetan Buddhism and Bön. The term Lamaism is now considered derogatory.[1]
In the Vajrayana practice path of Tibetan Buddhism, the lama is often the tantric spiritual guide, the guru to the aspiring Buddhist yogi or yogini. As such, the lama will then appear as one of the Three Roots (a variant of the Three Jewels), alongside the yidam and protector (who may be a dakini, dharmapala or other Buddhist deity figure).
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Nederlands (Dutch)
lama, spirituele leider van Tibetaans boeddhisme, priester in het boeddhisme
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάμα (βουδιστής ιερέας)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - monge (budista) do Tibete
Русский (Russian)
лама (буддийский монах), лама (животное)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lama (buddistisk munk)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喇嘛僧, 美洲驼马
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喇嘛僧, 美洲駝馬
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) اللاما, راهب بوذي لامي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - לאמה (נזיר טיבטי)
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