GRAND LAMA Definition & Meaning

Grand Lama

noun

the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.

Grand Lama

noun

either of two high priests of Lamaism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Grand Lama¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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Even more, he was like the Grand Lama, almost an object of worship.

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Substitute the Grand Lama for that of Jesus Christ, and the thing is done.

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These ideas are for all that in contradiction to the sacred books; but it is not surprising that the ministers of the Grand Lama have sought to give them vogue amongst the multitude.

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For a long time Thibet enjoyed the same advantages under the Grand Lama; but that is a gross error striving to imitate a sublime truth.

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I was now in love, and cared as little for Boards of Directors and resolutions passed in committee as for the ordinances of the Grand Lama.

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