The 14th Dalai Lama is leader of the spiritual capacity.
Dalai Lama -LSB- ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə -RSB- -LRB- US -RRB- , -LSB- ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə -RSB- -LRB- UK -RRB- is a title given to spiritual leaders of the Tibetan people .. Tibetan. Standard Tibetan. General American. Received Pronunciation. Tibetan people. Tibetan people. They are monks of the Gelug or `` Yellow Hat '' school of Tibetan Buddhism , the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism .. Tibetan. Standard Tibetan. Gelug. Gelug. Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lama title was created by Altan Khan , Chief of the Tumed Mongols .. Altan Khan. Altan Khan. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso .. Tenzin Gyatso. 14th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama has always been an important figure of the Gelug tradition .. Gelug. Gelug. Although finding dominance in Central Tibet , the Dalai Lama has been an important figure beyond sectarian boundaries .. The Dalai Lama figure is important for many reasons .. Since the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama his personage has always been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet , where he has represented Buddhist values and traditions .. The Dalai Lama is considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokitesvara , the Bodhisattva of Compassion , called Chenrezig in Tibetan .. Tibetan. Standard Tibetan. Avalokitesvara. Avalokitesvara. Chenrezig. Chenrezig. The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning `` ocean '' or `` big '' -LRB- coming from Mongolian title Dalaiyin qan or Dalaiin khan , translated as ` Gyatso ' in Tibetan -RRB- and the Tibetan word -LRB- bla-ma -RRB- meaning `` master , guru '' .. Tibetan. Standard Tibetan. Mongolic. Mongolic languages. From 1642 until 1705 , and from 1750 to the 1950s , the Dalai Lamas or their regents headed the Tibetan government -LRB- or Ganden Phodrang -RRB- in Lhasa which governed all or most of the Tibetan plateau with varying degrees of autonomy under the Qing Dynasty of China , up to complete sovereignty. Tibetan. Standard Tibetan. Ganden Phodrang. Ganden Phodrang. Lhasa. Lhasa. Tibetan plateau. Tibetan plateau. autonomy. autonomy. Qing Dynasty of China. Tibet under Qing rule. China. China. which was rejected by both China and Republic of China .. China. China. Republic of China. Republic of China. This government also enjoyed the patronage and protection of firstly Mongol kings of the Khoshut and Dzungar Khanates -LRB- 1642 -- 1720 -RRB- and then of the emperors of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty -LRB- 1720 -- 1912 -RRB- .. patronage and protection. priest and patron. Khoshut. Khoshut Khanate. Manchu. Manchu people. Qing dynasty. Qing dynasty