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Definition of Lamaism
1. Noun. A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism.
Generic synonyms: Buddhism
Geographical relationships: Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang
Derivative terms: Lamaist
Definition of Lamaism
1. n. A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama.
Definition of Lamaism
1. Noun. (archaic) Tibetan Buddhism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamaism
Literary usage of Lamaism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China: A Page in the History of by Jan Jakob Maria Groot (1903)
"RESCRIPTS REGARDING Lamaism. Since antipathy to Buddhism is in China a main spring
in legislation on religion, the government ..."
2. Christ, and Other Masters: An Historical Inquiry Into Some of the Chief by Charles Hardwick (1874)
"Coincidences between Lamaism and Medieval Christianity. Mr. HT Prinsep, in his
recent work on Tibet, Tartary, and Mongolia, 2nd ed. Lond. ..."
3. Lhasa: An Account of the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the by Perceval Landon (1905)
"Na-nang-ye-she (teacher of Lamaism), ii. 33. Napil-para, i. 56. ... Nub - chen -
nam - kar - ning - po (teacher of Lamaism), ii. 33. ..."
4. Portuguese Discoveries, Dependencies and Missions in Asia and Africa by Alexander James Donald D'Orsey (1893)
"Historical—Changes in Primitive Buddhism leading to Lamaism—Rise, Development,
and Spread of Lamaism—The Sects of Lamaism. Doctrinal—Metaphysical Sources ..."
5. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander (1854)
"... of this people here obtained for the first time a determinate shaping, in the
form of Lamaism, the creation of a hierarchy which sprang out of Buddhism. ..."
6. Social life of the Chinese: With Some Account of Their Religious by Justus Doolittle (1866)
"Existence of Lamaism, Mohammedanism, and Romanism there, an Argument for Protestant
Missions.—Peking being the political and literary Centre of the Empire, ..."
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