Gyatso , shortened from  Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso , born  Lhamo Dondrub , [2]  6 July 1935) is the 14th and current  Dalai Lama . Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the  Gelugpa  lineage of Tibetan Buddhism , although the 14th has consolidated control over the other