"butter lamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butter lamps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butter lamp (plural butter lamps)
  1. A lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. Categories (topical): Light sources Translations (lamp): jakvajas mécses (Hungarian), зул (zul) (Mongolian)

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