By In honor of the most influential Buddhist monk in history, dalai lama, I would like to provide a few tips on how to pronounce his name and how it’s pronounced within the English language.
dalai means “mind-and-heart” and lama means “servant/slave.” In the context of Buddhism, dalai lama is the title given to a monk who is not a king or emperor, but who is a servant of the Buddha. The title is rarely used in the Western world except in Buddhism, but is common in Nepal and Bhutan.
The only correct way to pronounce the name dalai lama is “dal-al-la” in reference to the first character in the name, “dal” which is a soft “d-a”, or soft “l-a” in reference to the last character “la”. So dal-al-la, which is an “L”, is pronounced “dal-al-la-l-a”.
Dalai lama is also a common name in Nepal and Bhutan, a country with large Buddhist populations, but also home to Hinduism and Christianity.
In Bhutan, the word dalai lama means “god of peace.” In Nepal, it means “God of peace.” In Tibet, it means “Lord of peace.” In Tibet, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal. In both Nepal and Bhutan, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries.
In Nepal, the word is pronounced dhal. In Bhutan, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal. In both countries, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries. In Tibet, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries. In both countries, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal. In both countries, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries.
In Tibetan, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal. In Nepal and Bhutan, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries. In Tibet it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries. In both countries, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal. In both countries, it is a common name in both Hindu and Buddhist countries. In both countries, it is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal.
It is pronounced like a Sanskrit dhal, but the Sanskrit dhal is so much more common that it is used as a term of respect. The most common use of the Sanskrit dhal is in Sanskrit poetry.
Sanskrit has a lot of words that are similar to English words, so if you want to pronounce it just like the English word you won’t get it right. You can try saying it a lot of different ways by varying the vowel sounds it has, but if you don’t have a lot of practice at it, you could end up sounding like a dork.
This happens to every one of us I think. It sounds like a dork, but sounds like some other word that you know very well.
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