Vajrayana Buddhism
- Tibetan Gelug school
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (1939–present)
- Khensur Lungri Namgyel, the 101st Ganden Tripa, formal head of the Gelug sect (2003–present)
- Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, as recognised by the Dalaï Lama (1995–present)
- Gyancain Norbu, the 11th Panchen Lama as recognised by the Chinese government (1995–present)
- Mongolian Gelug school - Jampal Namdol Chokye Gyaltsen, the 9th Javzandamba Hutagt(1936–present)
- Karma Kagyu school
- Trinley Thaye Dorje, the 17th Karmapa as recognised by one Kagyu faction (1994–present)
- Ugyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa Lama as recognised by one Kagyu faction (1992–present)
- Sakya school - Dolma Phodrang Ngawang Kunga Thegchen Palbar Thinley Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo, the 41st Sakya Trizin (1951–present)
- Bön - Lungtok Tenpai Nyima (?-present)
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