What does lama mean in Tibetan?
superior one
lama, Tibetan Bla-ma (“superior one”), in Tibetan Buddhism, a spiritual leader. Originally used to translate “guru” (Sanskrit: “venerable one”) and thus applicable only to heads of monasteries or great teachers, the term is now extended out of courtesy to any respected monk or priest.
What does the Dalai Lama represent?
The Dalai Lama is considered a living Buddha of compassion, a reincarnation of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced Nirvana in order to help mankind. The title originally only signified the preeminent Buddhist monk in Tibet, a remote land about twice the size of Texas that sits veiled behind the Himalayas.
What is the Tulku lama?
A tulku (སྤྲུལ་སྐུ, also tülku, trulku) is a Tibetan Buddhist Lama (“Spiritual teacher”) who has taken the Bodhisattva vow of helping all other sentient beings to escape Samsara (the wheel of suffering) and has consciously determined to be reborn to continue his particular lineage.
What is an incarnate lama?
Within the Mahäyäna, the place of an incarnate. lama or Rinpoche (precious one) is the highest and most esteemed. He is. a spiritual lord, who has a high position socially as head of a monastic. group, leader of lay people, and also as a Bodhisattva, removing all.
Is rinpoche a monk?
Sogyal Rinpoche, a charismatic Tibetan Buddhist teacher and best-selling author who abruptly retired after several of his students accused him of multiple acts of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, died on Aug. 28 in a hospital in Thailand. He was in his early 70s. (Sogyal Rinpoche was not a monk.)
Who are the high lamas?
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Past members | Anita Visser John Bennett |
What does lama stand for?
LAMA
Acronym | Definition |
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LAMA | Left Against Medical Advice |
LAMA | Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (respiratory system) |
LAMA | Los Angeles Music Academy (Pasadena, CA) |
LAMA | Library Administration and Management Association (American Library Association) |
What is the difference between llama and Rinpoche?
And “Lama” is a title found in Tibetan Buddhism, not in Theravada Buddhism. These Tulkus, just like senior Lamas given the title of Rinpoche, meaning “precious one”, can marry and have children when not ordained as a monk.
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