High Lama

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fictional character lama spiritual leader

High Lama is the wise and enigmatic spiritual leader of the hidden utopian lamasery of Shangri-La in James Hilton’s novel "Lost Horizon."

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Label	Occurrences
High Lama canonical	3

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ lama ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ
ageTrait	extremely old ⓘ
appearsIn	Lost Horizon (novel) ⓘ surface form: Lost Horizon
associatedWith	Tibetan Buddhism (fictionalized) ⓘ longevity ⓘ mysticism ⓘ pacifism ⓘ utopia ⓘ
basedOn	Western literary idea of an Eastern sage ⓘ
characteristic	enigmatic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ serene ⓘ wise ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting	Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Tibet
creator	James Hilton ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Lost Horizon (novel) ⓘ surface form: Lost Horizon
firstAppearance	Lost Horizon (novel) ⓘ surface form: Lost Horizon (1933 novel)
gender	male ⓘ
genre	adventure novel ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ
hasReligion	Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Buddhism (fictionalized)
hasTitle	High Lama self-link ⓘ
influences	Conway (protagonist of Lost Horizon) ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	20th-century British literature ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction	reveals secrets of Shangri-La ⓘ tests the values of the protagonist ⓘ
occupation	abbot ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ
position	head of lamasery of Shangri-La ⓘ
residence	Shangri-La ⓘ Shangri-La ⓘ surface form: lamasery of Shangri-La
roleInWork	expositor of Shangri-La’s philosophy ⓘ spiritual guide to visitors of Shangri-La ⓘ
settingContext	hidden valley of Shangri-La in the Himalayas ⓘ
themeInvolvement	conflict between Western and Eastern values ⓘ immortality and time ⓘ search for peace ⓘ
workAuthorNationality	British ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lost Horizon → character → High Lama ⓘ

Lost Horizon (novel) → mainCharacter → High Lama ⓘ

subject surface form: Lost Horizon

High Lama → hasTitle → High Lama self-link ⓘ