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Lamaism

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La⋅ma⋅ism

  [lah-muh-iz-uhm]
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–noun
the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.

Origin:
1810–20; lama + -ism

Related forms:
La⋅ma⋅ist, noun
La⋅ma⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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La·ma·ism   (lä'mə-ĭz'əm)   
n.  Tibetan Buddhism.
La'ma·ist n., La'ma·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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