Enigma Album by Michael Cretu; br The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers. In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long line of tulkus who descend from the bodhisattva br Enigma by Michael Cretu music. br Avalokiteśvara. Traditionally, His Holiness is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others. The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the director of the Gelug School, but this position belongs officially to the Ganden Tripa, which is a temporary position appointed by the Dalai Lama who, in practice, exerts much influence. br br Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lamas were the directors of the Tibetan Government, administering a large portion of the area from the capital Lhasa, although the extent of that lineage's historical authority, legitimacy and claim to territory has been recently contested for political br Imagini pentru tenzin gyatso filme br DescriereJetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso este al 14-lea Dalai Lama. El este șeful spiritual al budismului tibetan și liderul guvernului tibetan aflat în exil în Dharamshāla.