The 14th Dalai Lama is leader of the spiritual capacity.
 The retired 76th Ganden Tripa, Khyenrab Wangchuk, was appointed as 'Regent' but his role was limited to supervising and mentoring Trinley Gyatso
=== Origins in myth and legend ===Thus, according to such sources, an informal line of succession of the present Dalai Lamas as incarnations of Avalokitevara stretches back much further than Gendun Drub

