竹巴法王相关立场:
During the course of an interview with reporters of Tibetan language radio programme based in Delhi on 16 June 2010 His Holiness said, "One should hold and preserve one's own Lineage. For example, my Lineage is called the Drukpa Lineage and it has an history of over 800 years...When you talk about a head or leader, then if I become the leader, it would imply that Karma Kagyu and Drigung are under me. Similarly, if Karma Kagyu becomes the leader, then it would imply that my Lineage is under them. So such a thing is unnecessary...I feel it would be better not to have such a leader."
...Gyalwang Drukpa said that historically there has never been a leader of the Kagyu School as such...So there never was a leader as such for the whole Kagyu and Nyingma Schools historically...Sometimes Karmapa has been the spiritual father and Drukpa has been the spiritual son or vice-versa...Personally speaking, the Drukpa Lineage wishes to follow the direct leadership of H.H. the Dalai Lama and don't see the need for a separate leader...I want to say now is that I do not subscribe to concept of a leader of Kagyu School as a whole. I do not accept the decision.