The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism
The Dalai Lama is the secular head of the Tibetan people and the Spiritual Leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist leader of religious officials of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism.This is a Mahahyanic Buddhist sect with additional aspects of native Tibtan religions.
Up until recently the Dalai Lama was both the head of the Tibetan government (he recently retired) and the lineage Master for the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
That would be the Dalai Lama, who resides in Tibet.Answer:The Dalai Lama is the present spiritual leader of one sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch) and holds no control over other Tibetan sects. He has no authority over any of the other branches of Buddhism throughout the world.There is no single leader of Buddhism in the same way that there is no single leader of all Christians except in metaphysical sense. Each sect and school has its own leader.
The Dalai Lama is the spirtual head of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is the political leader of the Tibetan people. he is also famous for his activities for peace and compassion.
The Dalai Lama is the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. He is not the head of any of the 4 schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The Dali Lama is the spiritual head of a sect of buddist, headquarters, tibet, main temple, tibet,
The Dalai Lama is the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. He is not the head of any of the 4 schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The Dali Lama is the spiritual head of a sect of buddist, headquarters, tibet, main temple, tibet,
The Dalai Lama is the head of one sect of Tibetan Buddhists (Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school ). With the present turmoil in Tibet he has assumed both the Panchan Lama's role and his own in the government of the country. He has nothing to do with other sects or schools of Buddhism. He is however a well known scholar of Tibetan Buddhist belief, write of numerous books on peace and meditationr, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, and the only known Buddhist leader for many westerners.
Yes, he is the leader of the Gelug (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also the secular ruler of Tibet and pro tem spiritual leader of that country while the Panchen Lama is sought out..
The Dalai Lama is the leader of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the 4 main sects. But as the highest Tibetan religious leader in the Tibetan Diaspora, naturally (but not officially) be became a respected authority for all Buddhist lineages, including Ngingma, Kagyu and Sakya. Buddhism is not a centralized religious institute like the Church with a Pope. It has numerous lineages, schools, usually following certain rinpoches (religious gurus), which are not centrally organized or controlled.
Literal translation: Ocean Teacher [see at bottom in square brackets] The traditional governmental ruler and highest priest of the dominant sect of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia, understood by Tibetans to be the living incarnation of the bodhisattva of compassion. [Tibetan : Mongolian dalai, ocean + Tibetan bla-ma, Teacher (so called because he is known as the teacher who is spiritually as deep as the ocean.