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The leader of Tibet, known as The Dalai Lama.
The 14th, & current, in the line of Dalai Lamas, Tenzin Gyatso, was born Lhamo Thondup in 1935 in China of Tibetan parentage. He was recognized as the incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937, enthroned in 1940, and vested with full powers as head of state in 1950. He fled to exile in India in 1959, the year of the Tibetan people's unsuccessful revolt against communist Chinese forces that had occupied the country since 1950. The Dalai Lama set up a government-in-exile in Dharmsala, India (known as "Little Lhasa"), in the Himalayan Mountains. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end Chinese domination of Tibet. He has written a number of books on Tibetan Buddhism and an autobiography.
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Do Buddhists have a spiritual leader?
Only Tibetan Buddhists do... the Dalai Lame
What is the spiritual leader of buddhism?
Tibetan and Western Buddhists, for the most part, consider the Dalai Lama as their main spiritual leader.
Who are the dalai lama fallowers?
I would sya that there are a few different kinds. The First are Tibetans who see him as the leader of their country. Then there are Buddhists of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhists who see him as their Spiritual leader and then there are Buddhists in general who see him as an important spiritual teacher.
How many followers of the dalai lama?
I would say that there are a few different kinds. The First are Tibetans who see him as the leader of their country. Then there are Buddhists of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhists who see him as their Spiritual leader and then there are Buddhists in general who see him as an important spiritual teacher.
Who did Barack Obama meet in 2010 that led to a protest from China?
In February of 2010, the president met with the Dalai Lama, the leader of the world's Tibetan Buddhists.
Can Buddhists enter an other's place of worship?
Yes! Buddhists believe in unity and torlerence towards other religions! Infact when Guru Nanak visted Tibet on his travels, the tibetan buddhists worshiped him as a reincaration of the tibetan buddhist guru and foudner of tibetan buddhism guru Rinpoche, and due to this many Tibetan pligrims came to the golden temple in Amritsar to pray and still Tibetan buddhists regard Amritsar and many sikh pligrimage sites amonegest there pligrimage sites like Bodh Gaya!
Do Tibetan monks believe in a god?
Generally not. Tibetan monks are Buddhists. Buddhism makes no mention of any gods.
What is the role of Dalai Lama?
He is both the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the political leader of Tibet. He is considered by Tibetan Buddhists to be the fourteenth incarnation of the boddhisattva Avalokitesvara, the buddha of compassion. He is continuously reborn with the goal of ending the suffering of all sentient beings by helping them all to reach nirvana.he bringss peace
Is the Dalai Lama the leader of the Theravada Buddhists?
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.
What is the spiritual importance of the dalai lama for Buddhists?
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and until recently, the secular leader of the Tibetan people. While widely respected throughout the world, the Dalai Lama is not the head of all Buddhist traditions.
Who is an important figure to Tibetan Buddhists?
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Who was religious reform in Mongolia under Altan Khan guided by?
Jesuits is not the answer it is Tibetan Buddhists.
