Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lamaism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lamaism \La"ma*ism\, n.
A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet,
Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from
the name of its priests. See 2d {Lama}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lamaism
n 1: Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual
practices and a complex hierarchical organization [syn:
{Lamaism}]
2: Tibetan Buddhist doctrine including non-Buddhist Indian
elements and elements of preexisting shamanism [syn: {Lamaism}]
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