the traditional high priest of Lamaism
Origin of Dalai Lama
Mongolian dalai, ocean + blama: see lamaDalai Lama
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Dalai Lama
noun
The traditional temporal head of the dominant sect of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia, revered by Tibetan Buddhists as the living incarnation of the bodhisattva of compassion.
Origin of Dalai Lama
TibetanMongolian dalai ocean Tibetan bla-ma monk (so called because he is known as the ocean of compassion) ; see lama .
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