Associations to the word «Lamaism»

Wiktionary

LAMAISM, noun. Tibetan Buddhism
LAMAISM, noun. Alternative spelling of lamaism

Dictionary definition

LAMAISM, noun. A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism.

Wise words

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