lama

     

Lama (; "chief" or "high priest"Online Etymology Dictionary) is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru"lama" from Encyclop\303\246dia Britannica (see Tibetan Buddhism and B\303\266n).

Trivia about lama

  • It's a monk or priest of Tibetan Buddhism, whose spiritual leader is the Dalai
  • In 1961 it followed "rama" & preceded "ding dong" in a song by the Edsels
  • This term used to designate all monks in Tibetan Buddhism means "superior one"
  • Literally meaning "superior one", it's Tibetan for a Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia