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noun
Synonym of Tibetan Buddhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Qualifier: potentially offensive
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Synonyms: Tibetan Buddhism
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of lamaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tibetan Buddhism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Buddhism
History
From lama + -ism.
