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Lamaism

NOUN
  1. a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism

How To Use Lamaism In A Sentence

  • These legends indicate that there was a large proportion of Sivaism in the religion first taught to the Mongols, larger perhaps than in the present Lamaism of Lhasa. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3
  • The annual festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Lamaism in the eighth century. Asia in Pictures
  • This "first unit of a Tibetan museum and temple," a columnist for the New York Sun reassured his readers, "does not mean an attempt to convert New York to that phase of Buddhism called Lamaism. Tibet on Staten Island
  • You cannot separate Hinduism from Buddhism, for without it Hinduism could not have assumed its medieval shape and some forms of Buddhism, such as Lamaism, countenance Brahmanic deities and ceremonies, while in Java and Camboja the two religions were avowedly combined and declared to be the same. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
  • A third stream of Buddhism, namely Lamaism, came into China from Tibet under the Mongol dynasty Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
  • Buddhism, especially in the form of Esoteric Buddhism, came to Tibet in the seventh century; Tibetan Buddhism is called Lamaism by for - eigners. BUDDHISM
  • The religion of Tibet and Mongolia, often called Lamaism, is probably the most singular form of Buddhism in existence and has long attracted attention in Europe on account of its connection with politics and its curious resemblance to the Roman Church in ritual as well as in statecraft. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3
  • In Tibet, Lamaism, which is an amalga - mation of Esoteric Buddhism with popular faiths, pre - vails with Lamas as spiritual leaders, although their spiritual prestige has greatly declined due to the Com - munist invasion in 1959. BUDDHISM
  • The zealous attitude of such people reminded others of Victorian scholars and missionaries self-righteously proclaiming "Lamaism" a degenerate form of Buddhism. Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� Preface: Historical Survey of the Interaction between Western Seekers and Tibetan Spiritual Teachers
  • Hinayana self-denial, and tinged with the Vajrayana culture of "Lamaism," as Hegel calls it, which would have been highly visible to Samuel Turner. Hegel on Buddhism
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