DALAI LAMA Definition & Meaning

Dalai Lama

[dah-lahy lah-muh]

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(formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama

/ ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə /

(until 1959) the chief lama and ruler of Tibet
born 1935, the 14th holder of this office (1940), who fled to India (1959): Nobel peace prize 1989

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From Mongolian, equivalent to dalai “ocean” + lama “a celibate priest”

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from Mongolian dalai ocean; see _lama

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The university’s granting of an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama the year before.

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It hosts the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.

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It is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, a key figure of Tibetan Buddhism whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama.

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They have censored anti-CCP artwork and protested at the activities of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

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The Dalai Lama has said there is no Tibetan word for this disorder.

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