Lama is a term of respect, which means "superior" or "excellent," applied to Tibetan monks. The title is generally reserved for the heads of monasteries, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and aged and learned monks.
Dalai Lama - the 14th Dalia Lama Tenzin Gyatso. A figure of great integrity. Exiled from Tibetan, living in Dharamsala in India. Much loved by the Tibetan community at home and abroad.
Lama Anagarika Govinda
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Lama. Astagna. Lobquin. Soncas. Jazel. Isiael. Irel.
At the North.
Rahumel. Hyniel. Rayel. Seraphiel. Mathiel. Fraciel.
You were personally acquainted with Lama Anagarica Govinda, a towering pinnacle of authority on Eastern wisdom. His introductory forward appears in W.Y. Evans-Wentz's classic TIBETAN BOOK of the DEAD.
The Shadow Of The Dalai Lama: Critical Links to Buddhism and Lamaism
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At the age of two, he was declared the reincarnation of the thirteenth Dalai Lama and a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
The Dalai-Lama is regarded as an Avatar of Avalokiteswara and the Teschu-Lama as one of Tson-Kha-pa, or Amitabha. These are two kinds of Avatars: one born from woman and the other "parentless" -- Anupadaka.
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." ~ Dalai Lama
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"'Yes, tomorrow will be a great day. A lama
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will manifest his power; he will kill himself yet not die,' the father continues.
Padmasambhava (3.0) (c8th or 9th Century) Indian lama. Long since a Master and now works on one of the higher planets of our solar system.
Gelug, Way of Virtue - This is based on the foundations of the Kadampa tradition. The Dalai Lama heads the Gelukpa school.
When a Tibetan Buddhist practices these traditions, he or she is well on the way to reaching that place of Nirvana.
Crowley asked the Angel of the eleventh Aethyr whether anyone would be appointed warden during this encounter, and received as answer "Eloi Eloi lama sabacthani " - the words of Christ in his final despair and agony.
Let us beware of thinking that this could ever be realised in the Person of a sovereign Pontiff of Catholicism; doubtless reference is here made to sonic Antipope or Perhaps to the grand Lama of Tibet! ...
The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction (Religious Life in History Series).
The Buddhist Tradition in India, China and Japan.
The Four Noble Truths: Fundamentals of the Buddhist Teachings His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama.
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