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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as dalai-lama.

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  • The word 'dalai' itself means 'ocean' in Mongolian, and the title of Dalai Lama, or "Ocean of Wisdom" was bestowed in the 1500s by Genghis Khan descendant Altan Khan, who ordered Mongols to practice Buddhism.

    Revival of Monasticism in Mongolia

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  • P gandhi. he had immeasurable strength. john lennon. dalai lama. they understand the real strength is within yourself.

    Archive 2009-08-01

  • DRESCHER: You know I.just came from a weekend seminar with the dalai lama and he said -- I. BERNHARD: I.thought you were glowing.

    CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2009

  • JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: ... the dalai lama in Washington last month, to avoid a backlash while visiting Beijing.

    CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2009

  • P gandhi. he had immeasurable strength. john lennon. dalai lama. they understand the real strength is within yourself.

    Archive Monday: Look Closer

  • The dalai lama has said quite a few stupid things by francine on Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 at 5: 23: 27 AM

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Sex invariably spells trouble, says Dalai Lama

  • I found it especially heartbreaking to read these first-person accounts of the shootings at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville by LiveJournal users bekitty, writingjen, daughter of shooting victim John Worth, and her husband salvador-dalai via the UU LiveJournal group Chalice Circle.

    Philocrites: First-person accounts of Knoxville church shooting.

  • I found it especially heartbreaking to read these first-person accounts of the shootings at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville by LiveJournal users bekitty, writingjen, daughter of shooting victim John Worth, and her husband salvador-dalai via the UU LiveJournal group Chalice Circle.

    Philocrites: July 2008 Archives

  • American imperialism is really what's in control of the dalai bandit terrorist groups!!

    China: Netizens Defend Zimbabwe Arms Sales

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