lama
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Nollman mainly plays slide guitar for whale species, but has worked with a wide range of other musicians, including a grammy-winning oboe player, violinists, percussionists, a chanting Tibetian lama and more.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
“I need them by full moon,” the older lama says, adding that they will allow him to set things right.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Fast-forward and The Times would chronicle the visit of a Tibetan lama reincarnate in 1995, the comings and goings of various rides, employee protests, the park’s pandemic closure, and price hikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
According to Buddhist belief, the current Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of a past lama who decided to be reborn again to continue his important work, instead of moving on from the wheel of life.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
Around my neck I wore a Xi-stone—a sacred Buddhist amulet blessed by the lama from the Pangboche monastery—that Doug had given me early on in the expedition.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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In her story, Trifonova wrote that three Buddhist lamas stood up and began to walk around the coffins — as did the relatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
I was well into being a Buddhist, so when he left, I invited lamas to give teachings in his space, and it became a shrine room.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2019
He was surprised to learn that lamas in a nearby monastery had a story of a great flood.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2012
Tibet under Chinese rule, an intriging Chinese inspector cum gulag survivor, along with enchanting lamas and the hidden world of Tibetan Buddhism.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2011
Kang-hi next ordered a similar map to be made of Tibet, the survey being executed by two lamas who were carefully trained as surveyors by the Jesuits at Peking.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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East Asia - Middle School
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