The highest-ranking Buddhist lamas are tulkus, meaning they're these of previous lamas
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is defined as a state free of the obstructions to liberation as well as those to ..... 
once ranked the highest female master in Tibet, but very little is known about the
... [DOC] [TLE] TIBETAN MONKS AND LAMAS | Facts and Details [PAR] They are sometimes regarded as "living gods" (the word lama means "teacher" or 
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symbol of their rank they sit on cushions higher than everyone else.