Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Tibetan Buddhism. No longer in scholarly use.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A corrupted form of Buddhism prevailing in Tibet and Mongolia, which combines the ethical and metaphysical ideas of Buddhism with an organized hierarchy under two semi-political sovereign pontiffs (see
lama ), an elaborate ritual, and the worship of a host of deities and saints.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d
lama .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
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Examples
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Buddhism, especially in the form of Esoteric Buddhism, came to Tibet in the seventh century; Tibetan Buddhism is called Lamaism by for - eigners.
BUDDHISM HAJIME NAKAMURA 1968
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In Tibet, Lamaism, which is an amalga - mation of Esoteric Buddhism with popular faiths, pre - vails with Lamas as spiritual leaders, although their spiritual prestige has greatly declined due to the Com - munist invasion in 1959.
BUDDHISM HAJIME NAKAMURA 1968
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The religion of Tibet and Mongolia, often called Lamaism, is probably the most singular form of Buddhism in existence and has long attracted attention in Europe on account of its connection with politics and its curious resemblance to the Roman Church in ritual as well as in statecraft.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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A third stream of Buddhism, namely Lamaism, came into China from Tibet under the Mongol dynasty
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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Hinayana self-denial, and tinged with the Vajrayana culture of "Lamaism," as Hegel calls it, which would have been highly visible to Samuel Turner.
Hegel on Buddhism 2007
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The zealous attitude of such people reminded others of Victorian scholars and missionaries self-righteously proclaiming "Lamaism" a degenerate form of Buddhism.
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You cannot separate Hinduism from Buddhism, for without it Hinduism could not have assumed its medieval shape and some forms of Buddhism, such as Lamaism, countenance Brahmanic deities and ceremonies, while in Java and Camboja the two religions were avowedly combined and declared to be the same.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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The annual festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Lamaism in the eighth century.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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The annual festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Lamaism in the eighth century.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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This "first unit of a Tibetan museum and temple," a columnist for the New York Sun reassured his readers, "does not mean an attempt to convert New York to that phase of Buddhism called Lamaism."
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