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Definition: Dalai Lama |
Dalai LamaNoun1. Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Law | Spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. Source: European Union. (references) |
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The Dalai Lama is the highest religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the People's Republic of China instituted direct control in 1959, was Tibet's most powerful political leader. Dalai Lama is a Mongolian title meaning "Ocean of Wisdom", The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, whose name is Chenrezig in Tibetan and Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have postponed their own nirvana and chosen to take rebirth to serve humanity.
The current incarnation of the Dalai is Tenzin Gyatso.
Upon the passing of the Dalai Lama, his monks institute a search for the Lama's reincarnation, who is usually a small child. Familiarity with the possesions of the previous Dalai Lama is considered the main sign of the reincarnation. The search for the reincarnation typically requires a few years which results in a gap in the list of the Dalai Lamas. The reincarnation is then brought to a monastery to be trained by the other Lamas. The process is not always peaceful; at times rival groups of lamas each "discover" a child and claim it is the true reincarnation. This has historically turned into political struggle to decide who is the real Dalai Lama, in a manner analogous with the Pope and the Antipope stories in the Christian world.
The government of the People's Republic of China has asserted the power to approve the naming of high lamas in Tibet and has exercised this power in the naming of the Panchen Lama, who is empowered to recognize the new Dalai Lama. Most observers believe that with the passage of the current Dalai Lama, the PRC will attempt to force a selection of a successor and that this risks creating a schism and leadership vacuum in the Tibetan independence movement.
The Dalai Lama is the most powerful figure in the Geluk or Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and has received the highest teachings and empowerments of all the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He also presents core teachings from all of these main schools.
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Synonym: Dalai LamaSynonym: Grand Lama (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Dalai Lama |
| English words defined with "Dalai Lama": Panchen Lama. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Dalai Lama": Kingly Titles ♦ sacred. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Dalai Lama" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Spanish (dalai lama). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Dalai Lama - en levende gud (2000) | |
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Business | The ban on photographs of the Dalai Lama continued. (references) | |
There is widespread sentiment in Tibet in favor of the boy selected by the Dalai Lama. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | China | Diplomats have seen pictures of a number of Tibetan religious figures, including the Dalai Lama, openly displayed in parts of Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu provinces. (references) |
Political Economy | China | The human rights situation in Tibet remained poor, as the Government continued its campaign to reeducate monks and nuns with sympathies to the Dalai Lama. (references) |
Worker Rights | China | The Panchen Lama is one of Tibetan Buddhism's most prominent figures, after the Dalai Lama. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc. All things are either sacred or profane. The former to ecclesiasts bring gain; The latter to the devil appertain. Dumbo Omohundro |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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| Language | Translations for "Dalai Lama"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dalaj lama. (various references) | |
Chinese | "賴喇嘛 . (various references) | |
Danish | Dalai Lama. (various references) | |
Dutch | Dalai Lama. (various references) | |
French | Dalaï-Lama. (various references) | |
German | Dalai Lama. (various references) | |
Greek | "αλάι Λάμα. (various references) | |
Hungarian | dalai láma. (various references) | |
Italian | Dalai Lama. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ダメ押し (dahlia, d'Alembert's paradox, Dallas, dance, dance hall, dancer, dancing, day-one, Dulmadge-type screw, dumping, dunk, lathe, making doubly sure, the best, the Dalai Lama, to make a done deal). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ダライラマ (the Dalai Lama). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alaiday amalay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | dalai-lama, Dalai Lama. (various references) | |
Russian | далай-лама. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dalaj lama. (various references) | |
Spanish | dalai lama. (various references) | |
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"Dalai Lama" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dalay lama, dali lama, dalia lama. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-d-i-l-l-m" | |
-4 letters: lamia, llama, maill. | |
-5 letters: alma, amia, amid, dial, dill, laid, lama, lima, maid, mail, mall, mild, mill. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 61 6C 61 69 4C 61 6D 61 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100001 01101100 01100001 01101001 00100000 01001100 01100001 01101101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D a l a i   L a m a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0061 006C 0061 0069 004C 0061 006D 0061 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3867786775246677967 |
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