For many centuries, even millennia, much of the area has been protected either by being revered in Taoist and Lamaist religious traditions, or by inaccessibility. From Wordnik.com. [Huanglong National Scenic Area, China] Reference
Khubilai, for his part, favored Tibetan Lamaist Buddhism; 'Phags-pa (123880), the man who devised a script for the Mongolian language, was appointed Khubilai's imperial mentor and governor of Tibet, and later became a close confidante of the Great Khan. From Wordnik.com. [1260] Reference
Later, in its Lamaist incarnation Buddhism entered China through Tibet and the Silk Road through Xinjiang to the Gansu corridor, carried by successive invading conquerors from the West, including the 13th century Mongols, the latest to rule by absolute force in tandem with Buddhist "compassion.". From Wordnik.com. [Tibet Has Never Been a Democracy] Reference
Though Lamaist theology describes her as the spouse of. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
The Lamaist organization in and near Peking is named Chu-King Lama; the metropolitan Chang-chia. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
The Prince was deeply interested in “Lamaist” culture and later wrote several books about it. From Wordnik.com. [Russian and Japanese Involvement with Pre-Communist Tibet: The Role of the Shambhala Legend] Reference
To the east of the Xiantong Temple, Luohou Temple was set up as a Lamaist temple in the Tang Dynasty. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
These stone plates and rocks are inscribed with Lamaist mantra prayers or other sacred symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [The Buddhist Channel] Reference
Lamaist pantheon all the figures seem to be imported, but some indigenous godlings have retained a place in the lower classes. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
Perhaps it was wrong of me to give myself out for a Lamaist pilgrim, but there seemed no other means of getting to the forbidden city. From Wordnik.com. [From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People] Reference
The site of Ulan Bator, along the caravan route between Russia and China, was settled in 1639 as a Lamaist monastery and named Da Khure. From Wordnik.com. [Above the Clouds at Thirty Below] Reference
The 36. 75-metre-high Hall of Mahayana and its surrounding terraces, halls and Lamaist pagodas with their peculiar layouts bespeaks the unique style of the Tibetan plastic arts. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
It was not the practice for a king to take on his predecessor's chaplain and the latter could not, like a Lamaist or Catholic ecclesiastic, claim any permanent supernatural powers. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
Then the Lama rubbed fat, soot, and brown colouring-matter into the skin, and when I looked in a small hand-glass I could hardly recognise myself; but I seemed to have a certain resemblance to my two Lamaist retainers. From Wordnik.com. [From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People] Reference
But so long as the Yüan dynasty reigned, Lamaist influence was strong and the downfall of the Yüan was partly caused by their subservience to the clergy and extravagant expenditure on religious buildings and ceremonies. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
Chinese Buddhism has acquired some local colour, but it is still based on the teaching and practice imported from India before the Yüan dynasty, whereas Lamaist tradition is not direct: it represents Buddhism as received not from. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
It is unknown in southern China and not much favoured by the educated classes in the north, but the Lamaist priesthood enjoys great authority in Tibet and Mongolia, and both the Ming and Ch́ing dynasties did their best to conciliate it for political reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
In spite of some statements to the contrary there is no proof that the early Mongols invaded or conquered central Tibet, but Khubilai subdued the eastern provinces and through the Lamaist hierarchy established a special connection between Tibet and his dynasty. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
Lamaism has not perhaps been a great religious or intellectual force there, but its political importance was considerable, for the Ming and Manchu dynasties who wished to assert their rule over the Tibetans and Mongols by peaceful methods, consistently strove to win the goodwill of the Lamaist clergy. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1] Reference
284; Lamaist extension of. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow] Reference
Lamaist Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Subject Index Page 42] Reference
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