Cited: Gyatso‚ Geshe Kelsang. Introduction to Buddhism. England: Tharpa Publications‚ 2001 McLeod‚ Melvin. The Best Buddhist Writing. Boston & London: Shambhala. 2004 Plamintr‚ Sunthorn. Getting to Know Buddhism. Bangkok: Buddhadhamma Foundation‚ 1994 Wangu‚ Madhu Bazaz
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The Five Precepts The Buddhist Precepts are an important element of Buddha’s teachings. These precepts outline basic prohibitions against 1) killing‚ 2) stealing‚ 3) sexual misconduct‚ 4) false speech‚ and 5) taking intoxicants. These principles are viewed by many as the means to living a life in line with the eight fold path of Buddhism. In his book‚ For a Future to be Possible‚ Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk‚ Thich Nhat Hanh contends that there is a “deep malaise in society” (Hanh‚ 1998‚ p. 7)
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spirituality‚ and one is the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ Tenzin Gyatso. Eighty years old Tenzin Gyatso‚ originally named Lhamo Thondup came from a small peasant family in the village of Taktser‚ east of Tibet. Thondup grew up as the fifth son out
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but not always practiced. Wanguri Maathai spent her life striving to make Kenya a better environment and initiating the planting of trees. Tenzin Gyatso also wanted to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual leadership‚ and for democratic
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just decided I would give you a description of the current one: Tenzin Gyatso. He is (like all other Dalai Lamas) the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935. He was born in a small settlement in Takster‚ Amdo‚ northeastern Tibet. When this child was two‚ he was named Lhamo Dhondup. He was then recognized as the 13th prior Dalai Lama. They thought he was the reincarnation of Thubten Gyatso. He started his education at the age of six‚ which is normal for the average
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Tara in Tibetan Buddhism “The worship of the goddess Tara is one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults‚ undifferentiated by sect‚ education‚ class‚ or position; from the highest to the lowest‚ the Tibetans find with his goddess a personal and enduring relationship unmatched by any other single deity‚ even among those of their gods more potent in appearance or more profound in symbolic association.”1 Tara is thought to protect her people from “the cradle to beyond the grave; and‚ as Stephanie
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from Lhasa. The current Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso remained the head of state for the central Tibetan Administration until his retirement on March 14th‚ 2011. The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso was born on the 6th of July‚ 1935 in Taktser Qinghai. Tenzin Gyatso was discovered to be the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama at age two but he was not officially recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama till he was aged fifteen years old. Tenzin Gyatso has three main commitments that he would
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is a wise adage once quoted by the famous Ralph Waldo Emerson. Throughout history‚ humans have always had the tendency to utilize violence to overcome obstacles. This leads to a world pessimists and morally volatile individuals (Choeling). Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ has been able to captivate the hearts of millions worldwide through his uplifting messages‚ in attempt to aid the path to world peace‚ dealing with social‚ religious and political predicaments in Tibet and worldwide.
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All-knowing Yonten Gyatso‚ the 4th Dalai Lama passed away‚ and it was a time when people are searching for his reincarnation -5th Dalai lama Coincidentally‚ Trulku Gelek Pelsang also passed away around the same time. Lag Asay‚ the mother of Trulku Dhapa Gyaltseb‚ went to meet Garden tripa Lingmey Shabdung Rinpoche‚ who was one of the main persons searching for the 4th Dalai lama’s reincarnation. She told him of her son‚ “when the boy was in my womb‚ All knowing Yonten Gyatso (the 4th Dalai Lama)
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References: Fisher‚ M. (2002). Living Religions A Brief Introduction. Prentice Hall‚ Upper Saddle River‚ NJ. Gyatso‚ G.K. 2007. Life of Buddha-Siddhartha is born. Retrieved on May 7‚ 2008 from http://www.aboutbuddha.org/english/life-of-buddha.htm/ Jayaran‚ V. Hinduism and Buddhism. Retrieved May 10‚ 2008‚ from http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_buddhism. Zysk
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