DALAI LAMA


Meaning of DALAI LAMA in English

I. ˌdä-lī-ˈlä-mə, ˌdä-lā-, ˌda- noun

Etymology: Mongolian dalai ocean

Date: 1698

: the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism

II. ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə biographical name

1935-     Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious & political leader

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