Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism - a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism

Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia

Asian country, Asian nation - countries occupying the Asian continent

capital of Tibet, Forbidden City, Lassa, Lhasa - the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Changtzu - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)

Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)

Gosainthan - a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)

Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, the Himalaya - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain

Kanchanjanga, Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)

Lhotse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)

Makalu - a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)

Nuptse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)

Sherpa - a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers