LAMAISM

Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism

(noun) a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


La"ma*ism, n.

Definition: A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PROOF

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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