the Dalai Lama
noun/ðə ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/
/ðə ˌdɑːli ˈlɑːmə/
[singular]- the leader of Tibetan Buddhism and, in former times, the ruler of Tibet
达赖喇嘛：藏传佛教的领袖，以前是西藏的统治者 Word Originfrom Tibetan, literally ‘ocean monk’, so named because he is regarded as “the ocean of compassion”.