▁" H is ▁Hol iness " ▁after ▁res ign ing ▁and ▁becoming ▁po pe ▁emer it us . ▁▁ ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁sometimes ▁abbre vi ated ▁to ▁" HH " ▁or ▁" H . H ." ▁when ▁confusion ▁with ▁" H is / Her ▁High ness " ▁is ▁unlikely . ▁The ▁associated ▁form ▁of ▁address ▁is ▁" Your ▁Hol iness ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁certain ▁other ▁Eastern ▁patri arch s , ▁not ably ▁those ▁who ▁head ▁a ▁church ▁or ▁r ite ▁which ▁recogn izes ▁neither ▁Rome ' s ▁nor ▁Constantin ople ' s ▁prim acy . ▁ ▁Other ▁relig ions ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁language ▁honor ific ▁" H is ▁Hol iness ", ▁and ▁as ▁female ▁version ▁" Her ▁Hol iness ", ▁has ▁commonly ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁religious ▁leaders ▁from ▁other ▁trad itions , ▁including ▁Buddh ism ▁( for ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Lu ▁Sh eng - yen , ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama , ▁the ▁Kar map a , ▁and ▁the ▁Je ▁K hen po ▁in ▁Bh ut an ), ▁Sh into ▁in ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Islam ▁for ▁the ▁C ali ph ▁and ▁in ▁Da wood i ▁Boh ra ▁sect ▁of ▁Is mail i ▁Sh ia ▁for ▁este emed ▁office ▁of ▁Da ' i ▁Al - M ut la q , ▁Sy ed na . ▁ ▁L ham o ▁Th on dup ▁has ▁been ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁title ▁His ▁Hol iness ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁website ▁. ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁itself ▁is