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Definition: Lama |
LamaNoun1. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism. 2. Llamas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lama" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Lama (Matt. 27:46), a Hebrew word meaning why, quoted from Ps. 22:1. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Industry | Woolen cloth similar to flannel. It is smooth, sometimes with a fish-bine weave or figured on the upper side, teased and slightly shorn. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Lama among the Mongols, means the priestly order. Hence the religion of the Mongols and Calmucs is termed Lamaism. The Grand Lamas wear yellow caps, the subordinate Lamas red caps. (See Grandlama .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism (for a religious master is called a lama), is the body of religious Buddist doctrine and institutions the characteristic of Tibet, technically known as Vajrayanalardneo or Tantrayana. Tibetan Buddhism includes elements of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana.Buddhism came from India into Tibet in 173 AD during the reign of Lha Thothori Nyantsen. However, Buddhism did not take a strong foothold until the 9th century.
Introduced to Tibet in the 7th century, it married to both the Shamanistic Bön Religion (see Shamanism), and Tantric elements. The original Bön was a religion of magical and exorcist practices, which made the Lamaism dependent on the use of mantras, elaborate ritual, and the worship of guardian deities and the new idea of living incarnations of Buddha. Buddhism is often used in context with religion.
Schools
Tibetan Buddhism has five main schools:An one minor one:
- Nyingma
- Kadam: presumed extinct, efforts to revitalize it are present in the Buddhist community
- Kagyu
- Sakya
- Geluk: though the most influential, it is the latest, hence not a part of "The Four Great Schools" traditionally.
There is also an ecumenical movement known as Rime (alternative spelling: Rimed).
- Jonang: presumed extinct, survived in Eastern Tibet.
Famous and popular teachings of Tibetan Buddhism are mahamudra, 6 yogas of Naropa, dzogchen.
See also: prayer wheel, Dalai Lama, dorje
External links
- From the Office of Tibet, the official agency of the Dalai Lama in London (The Government of Tibet in Exile): http://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/
- The Jonangpa Order
- Tibeten Buddhism
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tibetan Buddhism."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
LAMA | English | Large manipulators for CIM | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: LamaSynonym: genus Lama (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clergy | Mullah, muezzin, ayatollah; ulema, imaum, imam, sheik; sufi; kahin, kassis; mufti, hadji, dervish; fakir, faquir; brahmin, guru, kaziaskier, poonghie, sanyasi; druid, bonze, santon, abdal, Lama, talapoin, caloyer. |
Master | Ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan, grand Turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno, inca, cazique; voivode; landamman; seyyid; Abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lama |
| English words defined with "lama": Dalai Lama ♦ Grand Lama ♦ Panchen Lama. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lama": Dalai-Lama ♦ Kingly Titles ♦ sacred. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "lama": Lametta. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Lama" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (Lama), Czech (Lama, llama), Esperanto (lame), Finnish (depression), French (Lama, llama), German (Lama), Indonesian (long-lasting, old), Italian (blade, lama, landslide, llama), Latin (bog, Lama, Lama Yoga, marsh, panchen lama, slough, swamp), Portuguese (alluvium, dirt, lama, mire, mud, ooze, silt, slob, sludge, slurry), Romanian (Lama), Serbo-Croatian (lama, llama), Spanish (Lama, mud, ooze, slat, tissue), Swedish (Lama, llama), Turkish (Lama, llama). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Giorni d'amore sul filo di una lama (1973) Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio (1972) Lama hu (1969) La Lama nel corpo (1966) Sol Sobre a Lama (1963) | |
Song Titles | Rama Lama Ding Dong (performing artist: The Edsels) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
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Theater & Movies | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt with Mr. Gyalo Thondup, brother of the Dalai Lama of Tibet] / photograph by Tommy Weber. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Geshe Wangyal, a Buddhist lama from Tibet, walking down the steps of Low Memorial Library at Columbia University. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Brother of Dalai Lama speaks over Radio Free Europe. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Lama" by Luis Alves Commentary: "A Lama. --------------------------- Notice: You can use this image, but please send me an e-mail if you use it, I really like to know when and where it's used, thanks :-)." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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 | Bhutan | The oath does not have religious content, but a Buddhist lama administers it. (references) |
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) | |
Nepal | Since the flight of the Karmapa Lama from Tibet in January 2000, the Government has disallowed UNHCR access to the Nepal-China border to monitor the treatment of Tibetan refugees. (references) | |
Economic History | India | Relations between India and China are on the mend, and the two sides handled the move from Tibet to India of the Karmapa Lama in January 2000 with delicacy and tact. (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 |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Lama" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 84.27% of the time. "Lama" is used about 89 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 84.27% | 75 | 38,535 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.61% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 89 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "lama" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Lama | Last name | 400 | 20,147 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "lama": dalai lama ♦ genus Lama ♦ grand Lama ♦ Lama guanicoe ♦ lama monastery ♦ Lama paco ♦ Lama pacos ♦ Lama peruana ♦ LAMA system ♦ Lama Yoga ♦ panchen lama ♦ The Grand Lama. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Containing "lama": Whama-lama-bam-bam-boy. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dalai lama | 1,112 | housing lama mitchell | 13 |
lama li | 209 | bama bama lama little loo richard | 11 |
lama | 199 | bernard lama | 9 |
dali lama | 190 | 13th dalai lama | 9 |
tony lama boot | 121 | foundation lama | 9 |
tony lama | 114 | lama picture | 9 |
lama mitchell | 43 | lama tibets | 8 |
serge lama | 32 | animal lama | 8 |
dalai lama quote | 30 | the 14th dalai lama | 8 |
lima lama | 25 | ding dong lama | 8 |
dahli lama | 22 | dalia lama | 8 |
lama plaza | 22 | 1998 dalai lama | 8 |
lama surya das | 18 | dalai lama speech | 7 |
dalai lama picture | 17 | tony lama cowboy boot | 7 |
lama nashs | 15 | helicopter lama | 7 |
belt lama tony | 15 | ding dong lama shama | 6 |
dhali lama | 14 | lama nash | 6 |
dalai lama photo | 13 | dalai lama pope | 6 |
tibet dalai lama | 13 | dali lama quote | 6 |
panchen lama | 13 | dalai lama biography | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "lama"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Lama, Prift Budist. (various references) | |
Arabic | اللاما راهب بوذي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Лама, Будистки Монах. (various references) | |
Chinese | 喇嘛. (various references) | |
Czech | Lama (llama). (various references) | |
Danish | lama. (various references) | |
Dutch | Lama. (various references) | |
Finnish | suuret manipulaattorit CIM-sovelluksiin(LAMA) (large manipulators for CIM). (various references) | |
French | Lama. (various references) | |
German | Lama. (various references) | |
Greek | λάμα (bar, blade, llama). (various references) | |
Hungarian | láma (buddhista pap). (various references) | |
Italian | lama (blade, landslide, llama). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ラベンダー色 (LA, laboratories, laboratory, laboratory automation, Lamaze, language laboratory, lapel, lavender, llama), 喇嘛 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ラマ (llama), らま. (various references) | |
Manx | laamey (llama). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amalay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lama (dirt, mire, mud, ooze, silt, slob, slurry). (various references) | |
Romanian | Lama. (various references) | |
Russian | Лама, Гуанако. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lama (llama). (various references) | |
Spanish | lama (mud, ooze, slat, tissue). (various references) | |
Swedish | Lama (llama). (various references) | |
Thai | พระธิเบต. (various references) | |
Turkish | Lama (llama), Tibetli Buda Rahibi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Лама, Гуанако. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | $Lama$ thầy tu ở Tây-tạng Đalai lama. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Lama. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 15, Verse 34 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai th wra th ennath ebohsen o ihsouV fwnh megalh legwn elwi elwi lamma sabacqani o estin meqermhneuomenon o qeoV mou o qeoV mou eiV ti me egkatelipeV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et hora nona exclamavit Iesus voce magna dicens Heloi Heloi lama sabacthani quod est interpretatum Deus meus Deus meus ut quid dereliquisti me |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And to non-tide se hælend clepedemycele stefne heloy heloy lama sabathani.þt is on ure ge-þeode. min god min god.hwi for-lædst þu me. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And in the nynthe our Jhesus criede with a greet vois, and seide, Heloy, Heloy, lamasabatany, that is to seie, My God, my God, whi hast thou forsakun me? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And at the nynthe houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce sayinge: Eloi Eloi lamaasbathani which is yf it be interpreted: my God my God why hast thou forsaken me? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabacthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 15, Verse 34 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa ikatulo na ang takna sa hapon, si Jesus mituwaw sa makusog nga tingog nga nag-ingon, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabactani?" nga sa ato pa "Dios ko, Dios ko, nganong gitalikdan mo ako?" |
| Croatian | O devetoj uri povika Isus iza glasa: "Eloi, Eloi lama sabahtani?" To znaèi: "Bože moj, Bože moj, zašto si me ostavio?" |
| Danish | Og ved den niende Time råbte Jesus med høj Røst og sagde: "Eloi! Eloi! Lama Sabaktani?" det er udlagt: "Min Gud! min Gud! hvorfor har du forladt mig?" |
| Dutch | En ter negender ure, riep Jezus met een grote stem, zeggende: ELOI, ELOI, LAMMA SABACHTANI, hetwelk is, overgezet zijnde: Mijn God, Mijn God! Waarom hebt Gij Mij verlaten? |
| Finnish | Sen kuullessaan sanoivat muutamat niistä, jotka siinä seisoivat: "Katso, hän huutaa Eliasta". |
| French | Et à la neuvième heure, Jésus s`écria d`une voix forte: Éloï, Éloï, lama sabachthani? ce qui signifie: Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, pourquoi m`as-tu abandonné? |
| Gaelic | Agus aig an naoitheamh uair dh` eigh Iosa le guth ard, ag radh: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? se sin air eadar-theangachadh: Mo Dhia, mo Dhia, carson a threig thu mi? |
| German | Und um die neunte Stunde rief Jesus laut und sprach: "Eli, Eli lama asabthani? das ist verdolmetscht: Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan pada pukul tiga sore, Yesus berteriak dengan suara yang keras, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabakhtani?" yang berarti, "Ya Allah-Ku, ya Allah-Ku, mengapakah Engkau meninggalkan Aku?" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada jam pukul tiga, berserulah Yesus dengan nyaring suara-Nya, kata-Nya, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabakhtani?" Yang diterjemahkan artinya, "Ya Tuhan-Ku, ya Tuhan-Ku, apakah sebabnya Engkau meninggalkan Aku?" |
| Maori | A i te iwa o nga haora ka karanga a Ihu, he nui te reo, ka mea, Eroi, Eroi, rama hapakatani? ko te tikanga tenei ina whakamaoritia, E toku Atua, e toku Atua, he aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau? |
| Norwegian | Og ved den niende time ropte Jesus med høi røst: Elo'i! Elo'i! lama sabaktani? det er utlagt: Min Gud! Min Gud! hvorfor har du forlatt mig? |
| Portuguese | E, à hora nona, bradou Jesus em alta voz: Eloí, Eloí, lamá, sabactani? que, traduzido, é: Deus meu, Deus meu, por que me desamparaste? |
| Rumanian | Wi kn ceasul al nouqlea, Isus a strigat cu glas tare: ,,Eloi, Eloi, lama sabactani`` care, tklmqcit, knseamnq: ,,Dumnezeul Meu, Dumnezeul Meu, pentruce M`ai pqrqsit?`` |
| Shuar | Nuin Jesus kakantar untsumuk Tímiayi "Iruí, Iruí, rama sapaktani." Nuka shuar chichamjainkia, "Yusrú, Yusrú, ¿urukamtai ajapa ikiurkiniam?" tawai. |
| Swahili | Saa tisa alasiri Yesu akalia kwa sauti kubwa, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabakthani?" Maana yake, "Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha?" |
| Swedish | Och vid nionde timmen ropade Jesus med hög röst: "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabaktani*?"; det betyder: "Min Gud, min Gud, varför har du övergivit mig?" |
| Uma | Jaa tolu ncimonou', mekio' -imi Yesus napasimuku mpo'uli': "Alata'ala-ku, Alata'ala-ku! Napa pai' nupalahii-a?" Hi rala basa Yahudi hewa toi moni-na: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabakhtani?" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lama": lamas, lamaseries, lamasery. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "lama": llama, ulama. (additional references) | |
Words containing "lama": acclamation, acclamations, blamable, blamably, calamander, calamanders, calamar, calamari, calamaries, calamaris, calamars, calamary, clamant, clamantly, cyclamate, cyclamates, declamation, declamations, declamatory, disclamation, disclamations, exclamation, exclamations, exclamatory, llamas, proclamation, proclamations, reclamation, reclamations, salamander, salamanders, salamandrine, ulamas. (additional references) | |
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"Lama" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Alcama, almah, alman, almar, ama, amla, bama, Flama, iama, jama, Klyazma, laa, Laaa, laba, lada, Laga, Lahma, Laia, laimia, Laka, Lakme, lala, lamad, lamae, lamag, lamay, lamaz, lamba, lamda, lamea, lamec, lameo, Laml, lamme, lamn, lamo, Lampa, Lamu, lana, lanab, lanan, Lanao, lanaw, lanka, Lansa, lanu, lapa, lara, larm, Larman, larme, larmia, lasa, lasm, lasmac, laua, lawa, Laxa, laxman, laya, laymia, laza, leama, leema, lema, lemaz, lemba, lemi, lemja, Lempa, lhama, Lhamo, Limah, Limal, Limay, limca, llma, Lma, Lmpa, lomar, lsme, Lugmag, luma, lumi, Luzma, Olaman, olami, plama, ulama-i. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lama" (pronounced lÄ"mu) |
| 4 | l Ä" m u | llama. |
| 3 | -Ä" m u | comma, drama, Gama, mama, mamma, Momma, Pajama. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: alma. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-l-m" | |
-1 letter: aal, ala, ama, lam. | |
-2 letters: aa, al, am, la, ma. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-l-m" | |
+1 letter: alamo, alarm, almah, almas, halma, hamal, kalam, lamas, lamia, llama, malar, tamal, ulama. | |
+2 letters: aflame, agleam, alamos, alarms, alarum, almahs, alumna, amatol, amoral, animal, baalim, balsam, calami, camail, haemal, halmas, hamals, hamaul, hammal, impala, kalams, kalmia, kamala, lactam, lambda, lamiae, lamias, lamina, lampad, lampas, lawman, layman, llamas, macula, malady, malars, malate, maltha, mammal, manila, manual, meatal, napalm, palmar, plasma, salaam, salami, tamale, tamals, ulamas, wadmal. | |
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