ALL meanings of dalai lama
Da·lai La·ma
D d - noun dalai lama (until 1959) the chief lama and ruler of Tibet 3
- noun dalai lama born 1935, the 14th holder of this office (1940), who fled to India (1959): Nobel peace prize 1989 3
- noun dalai lama the traditional high priest of Lamaism 3
- noun dalai lama (formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama. 1
- noun dalai lama Buddhist leader 1
- noun dalai lama (Tibetan Buddhism) The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. 0