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How to use lama in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Lama means a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Example: “Monkhbaatar’s great-grandfather had been a prominent lama in the southwestern province of Bayankhongor.”

More sentences with lama

  • Monkhbaatar’s great-grandfather had been a prominent lama in the southwestern province of Bayankhongor.2023 November 9, Aatish Taseer, “An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Bayankhongor
  • She visited the monastery of Tashilumpo, now called Jih-k’a-tse, which is the residence of the panchen Lama, the secondranking Tibetan lama.1996, “Alexandra David-Neel”, in Peggy Saari, editor, Prominent Women of the 20th Century, volume 2, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 276. From the entry Jih-k'a-tse
  • Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?1961, “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” (track 1), in Who Put the Bomp, performed by Barry Mann. From the entry ramalamadingdong
  • The lama jibbed at the open door of a crowded third-class carriage. ‘Were it not better to walk?’ said he weakly.1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 2, in Kim. From the entry jib
  • The lamas of Hsiaho County, Kansu Province, welcome the goodwill mission in their famous temple, Labrang Gomba, and hear the government's policy towards national minorities.[1951 January, Kung-liao Sa, “National Minorities Welcome the Goodwill Mission”, in China Pictorial, number 1, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16?. From the entry Xiahe
  • Having forded the river, they passed under this town up a little cross-valley, when they reached Deshi-ribgyal where the great lama was residing.1904, Graham Sandberg, The Exploration of Tibet, Its History and Particulars From 1623 to 1904, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co, page 105. From the entry Great Lama
  • Galbaabadraa otoch, a Buddhist lama and healer, attended to a sacred tree at Naranbumbat’s mineral spring (rashaan) in Khövsgöl province, loosening previously tied scarves after securing a new one.2024 February 17, “Ailing bodies, angry mountains, healing spirits”, in University of Cambridge, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2024. From the entry Khövsgöl
  • But when you compare them to cups of chai latte, volcanoes, light bulbs, and lamas, it’s obvious that seven million and seven belong to the same species.2012, Howard Bloom, The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates, Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 234. From the entry chai latte
  • During the Ming period, a lama monk of the Chin-ch'uan Monastery named Hai-mai was invested as Monk of the Transformation with hereditary domain in the Chin-ch'uan region.1954, Herold J. Wiens, “Tribal Uprisings”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL…. From the entry Chin-ch'uan
  • The longest and the best ones are presented to the great lamas, high officials, and to other personages; they carry respect according to their quality, colour and length.1902, Sarat Chandra Das, “ཁ་བཏགས kha-ḇtags̠”, in A Tibetan-English Dictionary With Sanskrit Synonyms, Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book…. From the entry Great Lama
  • After staying at Tachienlu for a time the Russians are sold to have turned on their tracks and again gone into the inhospitable land of the lamas.1901 June 10, “The Russ̀ians in Szechuan—In Trouble with the Tibetans”, in The Bombay Gazette, page 6. From the entry Tachienlu

Meaning of lama

  1. noun A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  2. noun Lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in).

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Questions about lama in a sentence

How do you use lama in a sentence?
Lama is used as a noun. For example: “Monkhbaatar’s great-grandfather had been a prominent lama in the southwestern province of Bayankhongor.”
What is a short sentence with lama?
“Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?”
What does lama mean?
Lama means a master of Tibetan Buddhism.

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