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Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English lamaism or French lamaïsme. Equivalent to lama + -isme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlaː.maːˈɪs.mə/
- Hyphenation: la‧ma‧is‧me
- Rhymes: -ɪsmə
Noun
lamaïsme n (uncountable)
- (somewhat derogatory) lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism
Usage notes
- The term has found disfavour among contemporary scholars of Buddhism for its connotations of a ritualistic perversion of a pure Buddhism; Tibetaans boeddhisme is used instead. Continued use exists among non-specialists, especially in texts translated from English, but this has an orientalist ring to it.
French
Etymology
From lama + -isme.
Noun
lamaïsme m (plural lamaïsmes)
- lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism
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