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Brewer's: Grand Lama
The object of worship in Thibet and Mongolia. The worship in Thibet and Mongolia. The word lama in the Tangutanese dialect means “mother of souls.” It is the representative of the Shigemooni, the highest god.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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