a title given to a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism Topics Religion and festivalsc2喇嘛: 授予藏传佛教精神领袖的头衔a Buddhist monk from Tibet or Mongolia Topics Religion and festivalsc2喇嘛: 来自西藏或蒙古的和尚
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Tibetan bla-ma (the initial b being silent), literally ‘superior one’.