lama

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la·ma | \ ˈlä-mə

Definition of lama

: a Lamaist monk

Examples of lama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The process of identifying a lama is based on spiritual signs and visions. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021 The result is an effective, streamlined version that quickly places us in the hands of Gorampa Sonam Sengge, an influential lama of the Sakya school who died in 1489. — Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 12 May 2021 Building on that premise, the curators imagine how the lama might explain the purposes and powers of certain implements. — Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 12 May 2021 There were many such lineages of lamas in Tibet, and the Dalai Lama was just one of them until 1642. — Donald S. Lopez, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020 Scene transitions have a ceremonial air, and Steve Lee and Franklin Dam provide tranquil performances as the visiting lama and monk. — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, 11 June 2019 But in the 17th century the country was unified by a founder-king and lama called Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651), the first Zhabdrung, and the greatest. — Lawrence Osborne, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015 The story is as follows: The monastery was built in memory of a 15th-century lama called Drukpa Kunley. — Lawrence Osborne, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015 But with the help of the lamas in a Buddhist monastery deep in the Himalayas, the duo overcome their wartime fears and find inner peace. — Pooja Makhijani, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017 See More

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