MaryAnn Campbell - Introduction to Tibet's Culture
 
Monks and the Dalai Lama
Some Tibetans join a monastery.  A special monk who leads his group of monks in a monastery is called a Lama.  The spiritual leader of his country is the Dalai Lama.

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This site was created by Matthew Foglia and MaryAnn Campbell of Ocean County Jointure at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross.