Consider the following statements:

The Dalai Lama belongs to Nyingma School.

The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of ‘Avalokiteshvara’.

The14^th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Buddhism became the predominant religion in Tibet by the 9^thcentury AD. Tibetan Buddhism has four major schools: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug. The Janang school is one of the smaller schools that grew as an offshoot of the Sakya school.
Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people for the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or \"Yellow Hat\" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the classical schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
The14^th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.
The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of ‘Avalokiteshvara’ or Chenrezig,the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet.
Bodhisattvasare realized beings inspired by a wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings, who have vowed to be reborn in the world to help humanity.

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Buddhism became the predominant religion in Tibet by the 9^thcentury AD. Tibetan Buddhism has four major schools: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug. The Janang school is one of the smaller schools that grew as an offshoot of the Sakya school.
Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people for the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or \"Yellow Hat\" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the classical schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
The14^th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.
The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of ‘Avalokiteshvara’ or Chenrezig,the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet.
Bodhisattvasare realized beings inspired by a wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings, who have vowed to be reborn in the world to help humanity.

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