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lama

[lah-muh] / ˈlɑ mə /


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

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

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

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

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 Apr. 20, 2023

According to Buddhist belief, the current Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of a past lama who decided to be reborn again to continue his important work, instead of moving on from the wheel of life.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2021

Unsure how to act in the company of a divine presence, this living reincarnation of an ancient and illustrious lama, I was terrified of unwittingly giving offense or committing some irredeemable faux pas.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

In her story, Trifonova wrote that three Buddhist lamas stood up and began to walk around the coffins — as did the relatives.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2022

He was later confirmed by several other lamas as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche — the first one of whom was born under the name Taksham Nüden Dorje in 1655.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2021

These guys, more than the anthropologists, the spies, the nation builders, the spiritual seekers or the cunning lamas who populate these pages, seem to exude true wisdom.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2021

Tibet under Chinese rule, an intriging Chinese inspector cum gulag survivor, along with enchanting lamas and the hidden world of Tibetan Buddhism.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2011

Kang-hi next ordered a similar map to be made of Tibet, the survey being executed by two lamas who were carefully trained as surveyors by the Jesuits at Peking.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various




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