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lama

[lah-muh] / ˈlɑ mə /


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"The Tibetan lama said the main thing the orcas can teach us is how to breathe."

From Salon • Aug. 23, 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

The young lama would lose with team Kyrie Irving and later explain that team Lebron James “is practically unbeatable.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 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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