Grand Lama

noun

1. the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.

Grand Lama

noun

1. either of two high priests of Lamaism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grand Lama¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

His influence is hardly so great as it used to be, still he is the great Brahmin and the grand Lama of the locality.

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When the Grand Lama dies, they wait till a successor is made known to them.

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The Pope they found under the title of the Grand Lama, a sucking child surrounded by an immense number of priests.

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He is moreover interrogated concerning the habits of the defunct Grand Lama, and the principal particulars of his death.

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When a Grand Lama takes his departure, that is to say when he dies, the event is no subject for mourning to the community.

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