<sod>The '''Dalai Lama''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɑː|l|aɪ|_|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|ə}}<ref name="ddef">{{cite web |url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dalai%20lama |title = Define Dalai lama |publisher=Dictionary.com |deadurl=no |accessdate=2014-03-12 |quote = (formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama}}</ref><ref name="ddef1">{{cite web |title = Definition of Dalai Lama in English |url = http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Dalai-Lama |publisher=Oxford Dictionaries |accessdate = 2 May 2015 |quote = The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. Each Dalai Lama is believed to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, reappearing in a child when the incumbent Dalai Lama dies}}</ref> is a [[monk]] of the [[Gelug]] or "Yellow Hat" school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]],<ref>{{cite web |author = Dr Alexander Berzin |title = Special Features of the Gelug Tradition - para. on Administration |url = http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/comparison_buddhist_traditions/tibetan_traditions/special_features_gelug_tradition.html |website=The Buddhist Archives of Dr Alexander Berzin |publisher=Berzin Archives |accessdate = 8 May 2015 |date=November 2014 |quote=The Dalai Lamas are not the heads of the Gelug tradition}}</ref> the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism<ref>Schaik, Sam van. ''Tibet: A History''. Yale University Press 2011, page 129, "Gelug: the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism".</ref> founded by [[Je Tsongkhapa]]. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is [[14th Dalai Lama|Tenzin Gyatso]].<eod>
<sod>The '''Dalai Lama''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɑː|l|aɪ|_|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|ə}} ([[General American|US]]), {{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|æ|l|aɪ|_|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|ə}} ([[Received Pronunciation|UK]])<ref name="ddef">{{cite web |url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dalai%20lama |title = Define Dalai lama |publisher=Dictionary.com |deadurl=no |accessdate=2014-03-12 |quote = (formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama}}</ref><ref name="ddef1">{{cite web |title = Definition of Dalai Lama in English |url = http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Dalai-Lama |publisher=Oxford Dictionaries |accessdate = 2 May 2015 |quote = The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. Each Dalai Lama is believed to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, reappearing in a child when the incumbent Dalai Lama dies}}</ref> is a [[monk]] of the [[Gelug]] or "Yellow Hat" school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]],<ref>{{cite web |author = Dr Alexander Berzin |title = Special Features of the Gelug Tradition - para. on Administration |url = http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/comparison_buddhist_traditions/tibetan_traditions/special_features_gelug_tradition.html |website=The Buddhist Archives of Dr Alexander Berzin |publisher=Berzin Archives |accessdate = 8 May 2015 |date=November 2014 |quote=The Dalai Lamas are not the heads of the Gelug tradition}}</ref> the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism<ref>Schaik, Sam van. ''Tibet: A History''. Yale University Press 2011, page 129, "Gelug: the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism".</ref> founded by [[Je Tsongkhapa]]. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is [[14th Dalai Lama|Tenzin Gyatso]].<eod>