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Lamaism

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Buddhism as professed in Thibet and Mongolia, or the worship of Buddha and his Dharma (q. v .); conceived of as incarnated in the Sangha ( q. v .) or priesthood, and especially in the Grand Lama or Dalai Lama, the chief priest; a kind of hero-worship, or at all events saint-worship; long since sunk into mere idolatry ( q. v .).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lamaism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/lamaism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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