Dalai Lama
Pronunciation: /ˌdalʌɪ ˈlɑːmə/
Definition of Dalai Lama
noun
Each Dalai Lama is believed to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, reappearing in a child when the incumbent Dalai Lama dies. The present Dalai Lama, the fourteenth incarnation, escaped to India in 1959 following the Chinese invasion of Tibet and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989
Origin:
from Tibetan, literally 'ocean monk', so named because he is regarded as ‘the ocean of compassion’