Yes, but the point is that Tibetan Buddhism is a small subset of Buddhism.  It&#x27;s also the furthest from &#x27;orthodox&#x27; Buddhism.  And within that division, the Dalai Lama&#x27;s specific sect is yet again another division.<p>The Dalai Lama is to Buddhism what, say, the Archbishop of Canterbury is (possibly of even lesser historical importance) to Christianity.  His only real importance came about as a result of clever marketing of the Tibetan &#x27;cause&#x27;.