an honorific title applied to a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, whether a reincarnate lama (such as the Dalai Lama) or one who has earned the title in life 喇嘛(藏传佛教精神领袖的尊称,或为转世喇嘛[如达赖喇 嘛],或在有生之年获得喇嘛头衔者)
a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monk 喇嘛(藏、蒙佛教僧侣)
语源
mid 17th cent.: from Tibetan bla-ma (the initial b being silent), literally 'superior one'