lama

Example Sentences

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"The Tibetan lama said the main thing the orcas can teach us is how to breathe."

From Salon

“I need them by full moon,” the older lama says, adding that they will allow him to set things right.

From New York Times

Beijing considers the Dalai Lama a separatist and asserts that only the ruling Communist Party — an avowed atheist organization — can name his next incarnation and those of other high lamas.

From New York Times

Nowadays, the landlocked nation sandwiched between Russia and China is overwhelmingly Buddhist, with traditional links to Tibet’s leading lamas, including the Dalai Lama.

From Seattle Times

Fast-forward and The Times would chronicle the visit of a Tibetan lama reincarnate in 1995, the comings and goings of various rides, employee protests, the park’s pandemic closure, and price hikes.

From Los Angeles Times