🙏 Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama - Reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The current (14th) Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and global spiritual leader.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🙏 DIVINE INCARNATION / LIVING BUDDHA

The Dalai Lama embodies the Divine Incarnation archetype - a bodhisattva who chooses rebirth to guide sentient beings toward liberation.

See parallels: Hindu avatars, tulku system, messianic figures →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
🕉️ Vishnu's Avatars → Divine incarnation concept ☯️ Guanyin → Chinese form of Avalokiteshvara
Within Buddhist Tradition
🙏 Avalokiteshvara → Bodhisattva of Compassion 📿 Tsongkhapa → Gelug school founder 🏔️ Potala Palace → Traditional seat