Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Bhutan, Kalmykia, Buryatia and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, and India.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 藏傳佛教 /藏传佛教, 喇嘛教
- 藏傳佛教 /藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiāo)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- 喇嘛教 (Lǎmajiào)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- 密宗 (mìzōng)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- 金剛乘 /金刚乘 (Jīngāngchéng)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Dutch lamaïsme
- lamaïsmebody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Finnish lamalaisuus
- lamalaisuusbody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
French bouddhisme tibétain, lamaïsme
- bouddhisme tibétainbody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- lamaïsmebody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
German Vajrayana, Wadschrajana
- Vajrayanabody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- Wadschrajanabody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Greek λαμαϊσμός
- λαμαϊσμός (lamaïsmós)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Hungarian tibeti buddhizmus, vadzsrajána
- tibeti buddhizmusbody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- vadzsrajánabody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Indonesian Bajrayana
- Bajrayanabody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Italian lamaismo
- lamaismobody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Japanese チベット仏教
- チベット仏教 (Chibetto bukkyō)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Korean 티베트불교 티벳불교
- 티베트불교 티벳불교 (tibeteubulgyo)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Polish buddyzm tybetański
- buddyzm tybetańskibody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Portuguese budismo tibetano, lamaísmo
- budismo tibetanobody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- lamaísmobody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Russian тибе́тский будди́зм, ламаи́зм
- тибе́тский будди́зм (tibétskij buddízm)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- ламаи́зм (lamaízm)body of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Slovak lamaizmus
- lamaizmusbody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Spanish budismo tibetano, lamaísmo
- budismo tibetanobody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
- lamaísmobody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Thai วชิรญาณ
- วชิรญาณbody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Vietnamese Kim cương thừa
- Kim cương thừabody of Buddhist religious doctrine characteristic of Tibet and surrounding areas
Cite this entry
Tibetan Buddhism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Buddhism
“Tibetan Buddhism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Buddhism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tibetan Buddhism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Buddhism.
Source: Tibetan Buddhism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.