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Definition of Lamaseries
1. lamasery [n] - See also: lamasery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamaseries
Literary usage of Lamaseries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China During the Years 1844-5-6 by Evariste Régis Huc (1900)
"... Robes —Camel Market—Customs of the Cameleers—Assassination of a Grand Lama of
the Blue Town—Insurrection of the lamaseries—Negotiation between the Court ..."
2. The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes by Lydia Maria Francis Child (1855)
"In the lamaseries there is a complicated division of ranks, each with appropriate
... It is common to place children of five or six years old in lamaseries, ..."
3. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1897)
"WHAT THE " BOOK OF DZYAN " AND THE lamaseries OF TSONG.KHA-PA SAY. As a supplement
to the Commentaries there are many secret folios on the lives of the ..."
4. The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages. In Three Volumes by Lydia Maria Francis Child (1855)
"... and imposing ceremonies in the lamaseries. They delight in pungent perfumes
and gorgeous colours. Their worship is of a clamorous character, ..."
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