dalai lama









dalai lama


noun

  1. (formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama.

noun

  1. (until 1959) the chief lama and ruler of Tibet
  2. born 1935, the 14th holder of this office (1940), who fled to India (1959): Nobel peace prize 1989

literally “the Ocean Lama,” from Mongolian dalai “ocean” + lama.

50 queries 0.514