But Buddhist scholars say that forgiveness and redemption are core components of the faith . Woods : `` People probably do n't realize it , but I was raised a Buddhist '' Golf great , addressing controversy on Friday , says he had `` drifted '' from his faith . `` Woods was quite accurate '' in his summation of Buddhism , one scholar says . The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet and has been for decades.
Woods : `` People probably do n't realize it , but I was raised a Buddhist '' Golf great , addressing controversy on Friday , says he had `` drifted '' from his faith . `` Woods was quite accurate '' in his summation of Buddhism , one scholar says . The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet and has been for decades.