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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the two lama-popes of the Buddhists of Tibet and Mongolia, each of whom is supreme in his own district, the other being the dalai-lama, who, though nominally his equal, is really the more powerful. Also called bogdo-lama. See dalai-lama.

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