noun
lama
A Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher or monastic title; used as an honorific.
from Tibetan bla-ma
ダライ・ラマはチベット仏教の最高指導者です。
The Dalai Lama is the highest spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
彼は若い頃、ラマになるために修行した。
When he was young, he trained to become a lama.
From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla-ma), meaning 'superior one' or 'teacher'.