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At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
Or Arjia Rinpoche, 75, a high lama from Tibet, who was 8 in 1958 when Chinese soldiers arrested about 500 monks from his beloved monastery, many never to be seen again.
—Michael Arkush, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
Pema Wangdu’s main teacher, Pema Döndrub, also from Nubri, describes a visit to a neighboring valley in which an official asks local villagers to bring the lama and his entourage some chang.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Six Senses Bhutan Start your day at this Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel with an early meditation ceremony with a lama (or monk).
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
Or Arjia Rinpoche, 75, a high lama from Tibet, who was 8 in 1958 when Chinese soldiers arrested about 500 monks from his beloved monastery, many never to be seen again.
—Michael Arkush, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
Pema Wangdu’s main teacher, Pema Döndrub, also from Nubri, describes a visit to a neighboring valley in which an official asks local villagers to bring the lama and his entourage some chang.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Six Senses Bhutan Start your day at this Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel with an early meditation ceremony with a lama (or monk).
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Lama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lama. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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lama
noun
la·ma
ˈläm-ə 
: a Lamaist monk
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