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| Da·lai La·ma [ d lī lmə ] |
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traditional ruler of Tibet: in Tibetan Buddhism, the highest priest and, until the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959, the traditional spiritual and secular ruler of Tibet
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| [Late 17th century. < Mongolian, "ocean lama"] |
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