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- DictionaryDalai Lama/ˌdalʌɪ ˈlɑːmə/
noun
- 1. the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet.
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Dalai Lama is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Seals of authority were granted to the Dalai Lamas until Golden Urn was introduced in 1793. The 14th and incumbent Dalai Lama is Tenzin... Wikipedia