lamasery

noun

In Tibetan Buddhism, a monastery presided over by a lama.

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A Buddhist monastery or nunnery in Tibet or Mongolia, presided over by a chief lama, corresponding to a European abbot or abbess. Lamaseries are very numerous, and some contain several thousand inmates.

noun

A monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc.

noun

A monastery for lamas in Tibet and Mongolia.

noun

a monastery for lamas