The results of studying the Lambda<(Lambda)over bar> system produced in the
reaction pi(-)p --> Lambda<(Lambda)over bar>n at a pi(-)-meson energy of 4
0 GeV are reported. Experimental data (similar to 2300 events) were obtaine
d on the ITEP 6-meter spectrometer with a beam of the IHEP U-70 accelerator
. The invariant-mass spectra for the events dominated by the singlet or tri
plet Lambda<(Lambda)over bar> states were found to differ considerably from
each other. The data give evidence for the existence of resonance states o
f the Lambda<(Lambda)over bar> system in the mass regions near 2.3, 2.5, an
d 2.8 GeV. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".