Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lha.
Examples
-
According to local legend, the spirits of each place, known as lha, are bound in a reciprocal relationship with the human inhabitants, rewarding people's good stewardship of the land by blessing them with prosperity, fertility, abundant snow, and strong sunshine to melt it.
Boston Globe -- Ideas section Jonathan Mingle 2010
-
Like native Americans, Tibetans burn sagebrush which we call sang ganden khampa, as a purifying ritual and a smoke offering to the Buddha and the old gods (yul-lha ship-dag) of Tibet.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
-
Like native Americans, Tibetans burn sagebrush which we call sang ganden khampa, as a purifying ritual and a smoke offering to the Buddha and the old gods (yul-lha ship-dag) of Tibet.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
-
Like native Americans, Tibetans burn sagebrush which we call sang ganden khampa, as a purifying ritual and a smoke offering to the Buddha and the old gods (yul-lha ship-dag) of Tibet.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
-
Like native Americans, Tibetans burn sagebrush which we call sang ganden khampa, as a purifying ritual and a smoke offering to the Buddha and the old gods (yul-lha ship-dag) of Tibet.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
-
Even Ma-chen Pom-ra, the local god (yul lha) of Dzong-ka-ba, the founder of the Ge-luk tradition, is not supposed to stay in
-
Mundane protectors ( 'jig rtenpa'i lha) are guardians in a universe alive with forces which can quickly become threatening, and are considered by Tibetans to be particularly effective because they are mundane, i.e., unenlightened.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
-
At 11 district capitals they performed the Prayer for Invoking the Spirit of the Deity to Vanquish the Enemy (dgra-lha-dpangs-bstod) and other practices to appease local deities and spirits.
-
[60] They share human emotions such as anger or jealousy, which makes them more effective than the more remote supra-mundane deities ( 'jig rten las' das pa'i lha), but also more prone to take offense at the actions of humans or other protectors.
-
[60] They share human emotions such as anger or jealousy, which makes them more effective than the more remote supra-mundane deities ( 'jig rten las' das pa'i lha), but also more prone to take offense at the actions of humans or other protectors.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.