Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lamaism

[Tibetan, Blaina, spiritual teacher]. The religion of Tibet and Mongolia, which is Buddhism corrupted by Sivaism and spirit-worship.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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