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Lama (Wylie blthe ma) is a title for a Tibetan religious teacher (like a Sanskrit term 'guru') see Tibetan Buddhism and Bön. the title may be utilized as an honourific title confered in a monk or even nun to designate their level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or can be section of the title like Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama applied to a lineage of reincarnate lamas (Tulkus).

Mayhap due to misunderstandings by early american scholars attempting to realize Tibetan Buddhism, a term lama was historically, & is however periodically mistakenly, applied to Tibetan monks usually. Likewise Tibetan Buddhism wwhen refered to as Lamaism by early american scholars & traveller world health organization did non realize that what it were witnessing was the form of Buddhism, it can as well keep around been unaware of the distinction between Tibetan Buddhism & Bön. A term Lamaism is currently considered disparaging.

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Ancestry of an enclave. Short magazine article about this community in the Department of San Martin.