Dalai Lama
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| Dalai Lama | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ring | 1391–1474 |
| Tibetan | ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་ |
| Wylie transleeteration | tā la'i bla ma |
| Pronunciation | [taːlɛː lama] |
| Conventional Romanisation | Dalai Lama |
| Hoose | Dalai Lama |
| Dynasty | Gelug |
The Dalai Lama /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/[1][2] is a monk o the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" schuil o Tibetan Buddhism,[3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Define Dalai lama". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
(formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama
- ↑ "Definition of Dalai Lama in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. Each Dalai Lama is believed to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, reappearing in a child when the incumbent Dalai Lama dies
- ↑ Dr Alexander Berzin (November 2014). "Special Features of the Gelug Tradition - para. on Administration". The Buddhist Archives of Dr Alexander Berzin. Berzin Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
The Dalai Lamas are not the heads of the Gelug tradition
