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# lama

«lama» in Mova's school dictionary: **a teacher or monk in Tibetan Buddhism** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a lama, lamas)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) A lama is a teacher or monk in Tibetan Buddhism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#m1)

2) (a name) The Dalai Lama is the most famous lama, a spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Religion lessons: Tibetan Buddhism, monasteries, prayer wheels, Lhasa. Buddhists believe a lama guides people on the path to wisdom and kindness.

### examples

- The lama taught the young monks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x1)
- The Dalai Lama is a well-known Buddhist leader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x2)
- Lamas live and study in monasteries in Tibet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x3)
- The lama spoke about kindness and peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x4)
- Visitors bowed to the old lama. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x5)
- A lama may wear red and yellow robes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x6)

### note

Homophone trap: «lama» (Buddhist teacher, one «l») vs «llama» (the woolly animal from South America, double «l»).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lama» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.