lama

"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

I was well into being a Buddhist, so when he left, I invited lamas to give teachings in his space, and it became a shrine room.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2019

He was surprised to learn that lamas in a nearby monastery had a story of a great flood.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2012

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

The lamas, representing the regular clergy of the Roman Church, hold a monopoly of all "science," letters, and arts.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon