Dalai Lama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.

/ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ en-uk-dalai lama.ogg /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/

Dalai Lama Dalai Lamas

Borrowed from Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).

Grand Lama Great Lama

lama Panchen Lama

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