2006-10-23 18:42:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. There are many different schools of Buddhism. He is the head of the Tibetan Buddhists. This is a relatively small percentage of Buddhists, and the Tibetan style is not likely to spread outside.
What makes him unique is his personality and abilities to communicate to the world. He has a very universal message of peace and hope. He has won respect in spite representing a small isolated group rather than heading a huge worldwide organization like the Pope.
2006-10-23 18:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interior Tibetan Buddhism there are 4 colleges. The heads of those 4 colleges are each a splash bit like a "pope" to their pupils yet traditionally in Tibetan society that they had no political effect. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is traditionally tutored in all 4 colleges and has the joint function of being the religious and political chief of all Tibetan people. some people argue that the Dalai Lama is merely the top of the Gelugpa sect, yet it extremely is unquestionably the activity of the Panchen Lama (the worldwide's youngest political prisoner who the chinese language abducted whilst he grew to become into 6 years old and he's by no skill been considered considering). considering Buddhism has been embraced interior the west, His Holiness XIVth Dalai Lama, via fact the top of Tibetan Buddhism, is respected by way of people the worldwide over who prepare Tibetan Buddhism. different Buddhist traditions have leaders of their own- some have no chief in any respect.
2016-11-25 01:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Dalai Lama is only the leader of a particular group of Buddhists within Tibetan Buddhism.
I would imagine that most Buddhists do respect the Dalai Lama - heck I respect the Dalai Lama and I'm not even Buddhist.
2006-10-23 18:52:32 · answer #3 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a certain way he is. Because he is the most notorious Buddhist spiritual leader, but he is only one of the many Boddhisatvas (reincarnated buddha) recognized by the tibetan buddhist folowers. He is not excatly like the Pope in the fact that he is no a holly man he is just a monk that has achieved a powerful concience.
2006-10-23 18:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by Jorge montes becerra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,bcoz dalai lama is the tthe head of buddism and pope is the head of cristians
2006-10-23 19:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by apoos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-23 20:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by dollarian_forever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋