Oh my word Lama, Llama

Oh my word Lama, Llama
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Lama is a Buddhist monk. Llama is a South American animal. Lama is a Buddhist priest or Buddhist monk in Tibet. Lama is a Buddhist monk belonging to the order of Lamaism. Lamaism is practiced in Tibet and Mongolia. Lamasery is a building or a group of buildings or a complex where lamas live together. Lamasery is a Buddhist monastery.

Lama is a Buddhist monk. Llama is a South American animal. Lama is a Buddhist priest or Buddhist monk in Tibet. Lama is a Buddhist monk belonging to the order of Lamaism. Lamaism is practiced in Tibet and Mongolia. Lamasery is a building or a group of buildings or a complex where lamas live together. Lamasery is a Buddhist monastery.


The supreme head of Lamaism is Dalai Lama like the supreme head of Roman Catholicism is Pope. The position of Dalai Lama is chosen by the High Lamas of the Gelugpa tradition and the Tibetan government to find the next lama who is a reincarnation of the previous one.


To identify the 14th and incumbent Dalai Lama it took four years whose original name is Lhamo Dhondup. He is the longest lived Dalai Lama in the position. He was born on 6 July 1935 in a hamlet in northeastern Tibet in a farming family. At the age of two he was identified as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama.


In 1989 he awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle against the Chinese government, and for his advocating non-violence in the face of military aggression by China. The Dalai Lamas are believed to be the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig. They give up their nirvana to serve the humanity. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.


Llama is a South American animal with wooly hair. They are camel-like animals but do not have a hump. The sturdy animals are domesticated by the people of the Andes Mountains, and are used as pack animals. Each llama can carry about 23 to 34 kgs and can traverse up to 20 miles a day.

Kovuuri G Reddy

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