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Definition of Lamasery
1. Noun. A monastery for lamas.
Definition of Lamasery
1. n. A monastery or convent of lamas, in Thibet, Mongolia, etc.
Definition of Lamasery
1. Noun. A monastery for lamas in Tibet and Mongolia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamasery
1. a monastery of lamas [n -SERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamasery
Literary usage of Lamasery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan (1891)
"... lamasery An East-Siberian lamasery is always, strictly speaking, a monastic
establishment. It is situated in some lonely place, as far away as possible ..."
2. Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China During the Years 1844-5-6 by Evariste Régis Huc (1900)
"... Teaching— Faculty of Prayer- -Government of the lamasery of ... Practise for
the Relief of Travelers—Nocturnal Prayers —Departure for the lamasery of ..."
3. In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey Into Tibet, Capture by the by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1898)
"... Sing and I had entered into the lamasery, the large door, which had been pushed
wide open, was immediately closed. We were in a spacious courtyard, ..."
4. In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey Into Tibet, Capture by the by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1909)
"... Sing and I had entered into the lamasery, the large door, which had been pushed
wide open, was immediately closed. We were in a spacious courtyard, ..."
5. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on by Susie Carson Rijnhart (1904)
"On the slopes of two hills in the province of Amdo, on the extreme northwestern
Chino-Tibetan frontier, nestles the great lamasery of Kumbum, ..."
6. Japan at First Hand: Her Islands, Their People, the Picturesque, the Real by Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke (1918)
"... busy streets and the silent ones—The spirit walls—The Altar of Heaven, the
temple of Confucius—The lamasery—The Summer Palace —The Forbidden City. ..."
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