realize enlightenment and enter nirvana. Like Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism focuses on its monks, called lamas. However, it also recognizes a multitude of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and their consorts. Lamas use different meditation techniques, which include mandalas (spiritual diagrams) and prayer wheels. The common people use the same measures, primarily in order to ward off evil spirits. The Dalai Lama is the highest lama. Whenever he dies, he is reborn as an infant, and officials of the religion