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TIBETAN BUDDHISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
Synonyms:
Lamaism; Tibetan Buddhism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tibetan Buddhism" is a kind of...):
Buddhism (the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)
Domain region:
Sitsang; Thibet; Tibet; Xizang (an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)
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