The most well-known Buddhist master is the Dalai Lama.
dalai lama is the leader of Buddhist religion.
Dalai Lama was the Buddhist leader who led the government
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The Buddhist leader the Dali Lama
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By following Buddhist values
There is no "Northern Buddhist" division in Buddhism. Each Buddhist sect and division has its own methods of selecting a leader. There is no general leader of Buddhism, or even of the major Buddhist Divisions. The existence of a general leader such as the Roman Catholic (Christian sect) popes not common in religion. A parallel does not exist for the totality of the Christian, Moslem, Jewish or Hindu religions.
One known Buddhist religious leader is Ashin Wirathu. Also, two other Buddhist religious leaders include Monshu and the Dalai Lama.
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Yes, there are Buddhist nuns as well as monks. They're known as Bhikkhuni.
Siddhartha Gautama was the Buddha was the founding leader of Buddhism. He was the one that begun it since he was not interested in Hinduism. He was the most influential person in their religion, though he did not believe himself as a god. The two most influential Buddhist leaders today are His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam and Dharma Master Cheng Yen of Taiwan.