Question

Which lamaist sect was the dalai lama leader of?

Answer 1

Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. From the time of the 5th Dalai Lama to 1959, the central government of Tibet, the Ganden Phodrang, invested the position of Dalai Lama with temporal duties.

Born: Lhamo Thondup; 6 July 1935 (age 83); T...

Predecessor: Thubten Gyatso