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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.
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