answersLogoWhite

0

AllQ&AStudy Guides
Best answer

Kagyu-Dzong was created in 2010.

This answer is:
Related answers

Kagyu-Dzong was created in 2010.

View page

No. The Dalai Lama is the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. He is not even the head of any of the 4 schools of Tibetan Buddhism (Sakya, Gelug, Nyingma, and Kagyu). In fact, the 14th Dalai Lama's political role in Buddhism has cause many problems within Buddhism. He has caused huge divisions in both the Kagyu and Gelug traditions. Search 'Dorje Shugden Controversy' and 'Karmapa Controversy' on Google or click on the related links below to learn more about problems in Tibetan Buddhism created by the 14th Dalai Lama.

View page

Steven Seagal is known to practice Buddhism. He has studied Zen Buddhism and has been involved with Tibetan Buddhism as well. He has also been recognized as a Tulku, a reincarnated Lama, by the head lama of the Karma Kagyu lineage.

View page

The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The present Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the 17th reincarnation in an unbroken succession dating back over 800 years. He was born in 1985 in eastern Tibet to a family of nomads. Karmapa literally means "embodiment of the activity of all buddhas." The Karmapa's purpose is to preserve and transmit the spiritual legacy of the Buddhist teachings, and to manifest wakefulness and unconditional compassion in a direct, accessible way.

View page

The general term for the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism is the Dalai Lama. The current (14th) Dalai Lama's name is Tenzin Gyatso; he is currently in exile.

Answer:

There are several schools of Buddhism in Tibet. There is no general leader for entire community. Although widely considered by westerners to be the head of Tibetan Buddhism, HH the Dalai Lama is the secular head of the Gelug school. He is standing in and assuming the spirutal duties as well while the Panchan Lam's latest reincarnation is sought for. A analogy is the relation of the Catholic Pope to Christianity - whle he is well known church personality he only speaks for one sect.

The four main traditions are:

  • Nyingma, considered to be the original order, founded by Padmasambhāva and Śāntarakṣita
  • Kagyu, "Lineage of the (Buddha's) Word", has several subsets and is led by a Karmapa, the Tsalpa Kagyu, the Barom Kagyu, and Pagtru Kagyu.
  • Sakya, "Grey Earth", headed by the Sakya Trizin.
  • Gelug, "Way of Virtue". Has a dual leadership for temporal and spritual matters. Its spiritual head is the Ganden Tripa and its temporal one the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
View page
Featured study guide
📓
See all Study Guides
✍️
Create a Study Guide
Search results