| LAMAISM | Which now discredited term for Tibetan Buddhism comes from a Chinese term for "doctrine of the lamas"? (7) |
| AMAH | Chinese term for a domestic servant (4) |
| TIBET | Home of the lamas |
| DALAI | A Dali version of the Lama? (5) |
| DUALISM | Praise from the east is minimal, initially, for doctrine of mind and matter |
| EPISCOPALIANISM | Policies, as an imp concocted, doing for doctrine of church |
| ALTAIC | Family of languages of Asia and SE Europe now discredited (6) |
| OLDWIVESTALES | Traditional beliefs now discredited (3,5,5) |
| TINDALE | Who, in 1940, coming from extensive research and field work, published a map of Australia (which now bears his name) showing the diversity of Aboriginal languages and nation groups? (7) |
| BOAC | Which now-defunct airline is namechecked in the first line of the Beatles" Back In The USSR? (1,1,1,1) |
| UNITARIAN | Person asserting the unity of God, and rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity (9) |
| LHASA | Sacred city of Tibetan Buddhism; residence of the Dalai Lamas from 1642-1705 and 1750 until 1950 (5) |
| RICHARDIII | Play from which 'Now is the winter of our discontent' is quoted (7,3) |
| MONISM | Philosophical doctrine of the singleness of a concept in contrast to dualism or pluralism (6) |
| LENINISM | What was a guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union, an interpretation of Marxism? (8) |
| DALAILAMA | 1989 winner and 14th spiritual leader of Tibet, awarded for his nonviolent struggle for Tibetan autonomy (5,4) |
| TASHILAMAS | One name for the second-highest spiritual authorities in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism |
| REAGANISM | Follower of the political doctrines of the US President between 1981-88 (9) |
| SPRINGROLL | Two things a high jumper may carry out from a Chinese takeaway (6,4) |
| TERIYAKI | Style of Japanese cooking fit ultimately for Tibetan bovine, eaten by ER II (8) |
