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Dalai Lama
[ dah-lahy lah-muh ]
noun
- (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 /
noun
- (until 1959) the chief lama and ruler of Tibet
- Dalai Lama1935MTibetanRELIGION: religious leader born 1935, the 14th holder of this office (1940), who fled to India (1959): Nobel peace prize 1989
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Dalai Lama1
From Mongolian, equivalent to dalai “ocean” + lama “a celibate priest”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Dalai Lama1
from Mongolian dalai ocean; see lama
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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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The protesters carried Tibetan flags and photographs of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
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