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Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dali Lama said‚ “A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.” Gyatso is saying that the very foundation of every person’s life is the loving and inviting atmosphere that a person can truly only feel when they are in their own home. Therefore‚ if a person would like
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1993‚ and 2001 to The 14th Dalai Lama‚ Nelson Mandela‚ and Kofi Anan for their humanitarian efforts in creating the Five Point Peace Plan‚ fighting against the apartheid in South Africa‚ and fighting for individual rights that all deserve. Tenzin Gyatso‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ is noted as one of the most influential beings in the entire world. He is known as a renowned spiritual leader admired by millions all over the world. His large list of accomplishments that has accumulated throughout his life
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complete or authoritative narrative of the Buddha’s life and death. “Himalayan Region‚ 1600-1800A.D. “In Heilbrum Timeline of Art History. New York The Title of the Dalai Lama is first bestowed on Sonam Gyatso by the Mongolian Prince Altan Khan. The fifth Dalai Lama in 1642 Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso disputed ruler of Tibet. He is a great scholar and an able administrator‚ therefore earning the name “the Great Fifth”. Dozen years his death has remain a secret hidden from the Chinese Qing emperor Kangxi
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"A simple Buddhist monk." That’s the answer you’d receive if you were ever fortunate enough to ask Tenzin Gyatso what he considered himself to be. Quite a humble response from someone who is often referred to as his holiness‚ the wishful filing gem‚ or simply the presence by Tibetans. You see‚ that simple Buddhist monk is the 14th Dalai Lama. Now you may not be too familiar with exactly what that means‚ and no it does not in any way have to do with the llamas that spit. In short‚ the Dalai Lamas
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Avatar Aang: The Peaceful Hero and the Monomyth “If we have no peace‚ it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” (Mother Teresa). Indeed‚ as human beings‚ we all share some common needs and wants. A majority of people would agree that we want to live in peaceful world. However‚ is it possible? Peace is almost impossible because people are greedy and always fight for power. We can see these themes throughout the anime‚ Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Fire Nation led by Sozin‚ who
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Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is‚ I think‚ the manifestation of human compassion.’ Quoted by a man of peace‚ a man of many names‚ the Ocean of Wisdom‚ the Compassionate‚ the Presence‚ but mainly known as the 14th Dalai Lama‚ Tenzin Gyatso was recognised as the reincarnation of his predecessor‚ the 13th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lamas are believed to be the Bodhisattva Avalokite vara‚ a heavenly being that embodies the compassion of all Buddhas who have delayed their own nirvana and chosen
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Tenzin Gyatso was born Llhamo Döndrub in 1935 in North-Eastern Tibet and was just like any other normal child until the age of two when he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama before him. When he was fifteen years old he took on a huge role and became a political leader for Tibet as a response to the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army. At the age of twenty-five he graduated with a doctorate of Buddhist philosophy. Since 1960 he has been living in exile in Dharamsala
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Tibetan culture Tibetan culture developed under the influence of a number of factors. Contact with neighboring countries and cultures- including Nepal‚ India and China–have influenced the development of Tibetan culture‚ but the Himalayan region’s remoteness and inaccessibility have preserved distinct local influences. Buddhism has exerted a particularly strong influence on Tibetan culture since its introduction in the 7th century. Art‚ literature‚ and music all contain elements of the prevailing
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Tenzin Gyatso is the XIVth Dalai Lama. His “attained special insight” of Buddhist teachings as a bodhisattva means that he is able to help teach and guide Buddhist individuals and the community towards Nirvana. The Dalai Lama has written 72 books that explain the Buddhist teachings‚ his most influential being Art of Happiness. His translations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead into other languages has allowed Buddhist from all over the world‚ especially the West‚ to access teachings and knowledge that
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