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Usage of the character 嘛

[嘛]
  • used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎnmáníbāmīhōng)
  • (Tw) (coll.) what?
ma
[嘛]
  • modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
  • particle indicating a pause for emphasis
yàoma
要嘛
[要嘛]
  • either ...
  • or ...
gànmá
干嘛
[幹嘛]
  • what are you doing?
  • whatever for?
  • why on earth?
lǎma
喇嘛
[喇嘛]
  • lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
Lǎmajiào
喇嘛教
[喇嘛教]
  • Lamaism
  • Tibetan Buddhism
lǎmamiào
喇嘛庙
[喇嘛廟]
  • lamasery
  • temple of Tibetan Buddhism
Bānchán Lǎma
班禅喇嘛
[班禪喇嘛]
  • Panchen Lama
Dálài Lǎma
达赖喇嘛
[達賴喇嘛]
  • Dalai Lama
ǎnmáníbāmīhōng
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
[唵嘛呢叭咪吽]
  • om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)