Dalai Lama
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).
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NounEdit
Dalai Lama (plural Dalai Lamas)
- (Tibetan Buddhism) The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
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TranslationsEdit
the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism
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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Dalai Lama m (genitive Dalai Lamas, plural Dalai Lamas)
- Dalai Lama (head of Tibetan Buddhism)
Further readingEdit
- “Dalai Lama” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon