lama
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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
Unable to grasp the potential benefits of the inflatable chamber and terrified of it, Ngawang asked that a Buddhist lama be summoned.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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
He was later confirmed by several other lamas as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche — the first one of whom was born under the name Taksham Nüden Dorje in 1655.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
These guys, more than the anthropologists, the spies, the nation builders, the spiritual seekers or the cunning lamas who populate these pages, seem to exude true wisdom.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
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
It's evident that Chavigny has the alliance of the lamas, but how did he get it?
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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