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Tenzin Gyato's Dali Lama
When you think of the most famous Buddhist in the world, you think of monks and you think of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. But the most inspirational monk in the entire world is the Dali Lama. The Dali Lama, Tenzin Gyato, is the 14th Dali Lama in the history and has been successful in spreading inspiration, love, joy, happiness, and peace throughout his time as the leader. His coming to becoming the Dali Lama is a special process and his job/role as a leader, inspiration of millions is special. The current Dali Lama, Tenzin Gyato, is the 14th Dali Lama in history. He was born on July 6, 1935. His original name was Lhamo Thondup. The process of finding the next Dali Lama is a tedious one. When the Dali Lama dies, his soul doesn’t go …show more content…
On September 1987, the Dalai Lama proposed the Five Point Peace Plan. This was the first steps in a peaceful solution to work with the Chinese government. The plan proposed that Tibet would become a safe haven where people can exist in peace and the environment can be preserved. On June 15, 1988, the Dalai Lama spoke to members of the European Parliament. ("Dalai Lama", 2015) There he proposed talks between the Chinese and Tibetans that would lead to a self-governing democratic political entity for Tibet. The Chinese and Tibetans would be associated under the same government and China would be responsible for Tibet’s foreign policy and defense. There is no resolution today but the two live not at war with one another. The Chinese government has tried taking down pictures of the Dalai Lama in Tibet and have handed out textbooks to citizens in Tibet. These were written in Tibet but had the Chinese ideologies in them to try and convince the children of what is …show more content…
This was for his continuous role with finding piece for his people. He stressed nonviolent efforts to make peace with China. He also is a strong advocator of global warming and put extreme stress on it during this time. The Committee's citation stated, "The Committee wants to emphasize the fact that the Dalai Lama in his struggle for the liberation of Tibet consistently has opposed the use of violence. He has instead advocated peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.” ("Dalai Lama", 2015) On March 14, 2011 he announced that he was ending the custom by which the Dalai Lamas had wielded spiritual and political authority in Tibet. He will resume the status of the first four Dalai Lamas in concerning himself only with spiritual affairs. He said that the democratically elected would assume responsibility for Tibetan political

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