Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be one of innumerable incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. The Dalai Lama is considered the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, and the leaders of all four schools... [more]

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be one of innumerable incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.

The Dalai Lama is considered the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, and the leaders of all four schools consider the Dalai Lama to be the highest lama of the Tibetan traditions. He is often styled " His Holiness " before his title.

Tibetans call the Dalai Lama Gyalwa Rinpoche meaning "Precious Victor," or Yishin Norbu meaning "Wish-fulfilling Jewel".

His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves for his exile home India after wrapping a nine-day tour of Japan on November 7, 2009. The exiled Tibetan leader for the first time visited the provinces of Shikoku and Okinawa. Photo: Tenzin Choejor Tokyo, November ...  
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