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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The Dalai Lama should be reinstated as the political leader of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama is the 14th in line and was inducted as the Dalai Lama at the age of fifteen. The Dalai Lama has done many great things for Tibet over the course of time. He negotiated a peace treaty that gave Tibet religious and economic affairs along with other many other things. The Chinese government invaded Tibet in 1950 and had some brutal attacks on the nation of Tibet. This forced the Dalai Lama and other leaders
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person? D. What are the Dalai Lama’s different/conflicting reputations? II. Body Paragraph 1: A. The Dalai Lama’s reputation in Tibet B. Who is the Dalai Lama? 1. The Tibetans’ spiritual leader 2. The Tibetans’ political leader 3. A living Buddha III. Body Paragraph 2: A. The Dalai Lama’s reputation in the West 1. How do the people in the West view the Dalai Lama? 2. What are the reasons that the Dalai Lama is having this reputation in the West? IIII. Body Paragraph 3: A. The Dalai Lama’s reputation in
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The 14th Dalai Lama once said‚ “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples‚ no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain‚ our own heart is our temple. The philosophy is kindness.” Dalai Lama explains that kindness is what he believes in. It is what he worships and it is what he bases his life choices upon. I relate to the Dalai Lama because I believe in the power of kindness‚ too‚ among other beliefs. Being kind is something very beneficial and aiding for me and for other people
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IHow Dalai Lama came into contact with Shugden The following is an excerpt from the first volume of Dalai Lama´s book on Shugden. " I‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ committed the first mistake of coming in contact with Shugden. I did not follow the path shown by the previous Dalai Lamas. It was my mistake. Well‚ the political situation in Tibet was at the most critical stage in 1951. We were staying at Dungkhar monastery in Dromo region. Within my entourage‚ some who advised me to leave for India‚ while
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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‚ India. ContributionsThe Dalai Lama has made many contributions to Buddhism and has changed it in many ways
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harmoniously together. For this purpose‚ I would appoint the fourteenth Dalai Lama to the position. So that warfare and hostile adversaries will not devastate our new home‚ the Dalai Lama could teach us peace‚ love‚ and unity. He could help prevent history from repeating itself on our new planet by tutoring the population on respecting ourselves‚ each other‚ and our shared home. In fact‚ for over seventy years‚ the Dalai Lama
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creative writing. He was born on Febuary 21‚ 1962 and unfortunately passed away in 2008. Also‚ the Dalai Lama‚ author of "His Holliness" talks about how to achieve success in many different perspectives than Plato and Wallace. The Dalai Lama was the 14th Dalai Lama born July 6‚ 1935. He is still living and is still the most current Dalai Lama. According to all three‚ Plato‚ Wallace‚ and the Dalai Lama‚ they all suggest that for a person to reach success‚ one must know there self‚ be understanding
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Dalai Lama and Tibetan Independence Throughout history The Dalai Lama has represented the Tibetan people. He is both the spiritual and political head of government. However‚ when China annexed Tibet in a 1949 invasion‚ the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to escape his impending execution. The current Dalai Lama does support violent opposition to Chinese rule‚ but insists that Tibetans must use mass peaceful protests to achieve their goals. Unfortunately‚ China takes protests very seriously
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The Dalai Lama in his book explains how although compassion arises from empathy‚ they are not exactly the same thing. He characterizes empathy as‚ " a kind of emotional resonance feeling with the other person"(55). While he describes compassion to be" not just sharing the experience with others‚ but also wishing to see them relieved of their suffering"(55). In other words‚ empathy calls on us to have the ability to understand and share the feelings of another‚ but compassion asks us to want to see
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