The 14th Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of a branch of Tibetan Buddhism called the Gelug or the ‘yellow hat’. Throughout the years there have been fourteen Dalai Lamas who are a crucial part of the Tibetan Buddhists religion. Historically the Dalai Lamas role is being the chief or high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. Religiously the Dalai Lama is thought to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva of compassion‚ Avalokiteśvara . When a Dalai Lama dies they search the
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According to the Dalai Lama the two levels of compassion include biological and extended expressions. Biological compassion includes the unconditional affection of a mother to her child‚ extended compassion refers to concern of human-beings regardless of societal beliefs and opinions. Generally‚ most individuals only extend their compassion to loved ones‚ or those within their belief systems. This way of showing compassion often leads to recrimination and resentment towards other groups of people
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the world‚ that person is the Dalai Lama. He is followed by many people and greatly respected by many cultures. He was born into a non- wealthy‚ farming family and was born with the name Lhamo Thondup. At the age of two‚ he was sought out to see if he qualified to be the next Dalai Lama. When he was tested‚ he did in fact qualify and was moved into a Buddhist monastery to begin training for the position of the fourteenth Dalai Lama. I feel that the fourteenth Dalai Lama brought the most positive change
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Chapter 7 The Dalai Lama I. Myth Vs. History: Myth is a distortion that cannot be supported by evidence‚ whereas history is an account of the past that is based on a careful interpretation of evidence. In relation to questions of ultimate meaning – such as those concerning death and the reasons why people suffer – people often look to myths for answers. We might‚ then‚ see myth not as a distortion of evidence‚ but as an explanation for things that seem to be beyond rational thought or experience
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Printable Version - The Dalai Lama‚ Buddhism‚ and Tibet: Refle... http://www.studentpulse.com/print?id=237 Print Page Otero‚ Maria T. (2010). "The Dalai Lama‚ Buddhism‚ and Tibet: Reflecting on a Half-Century of Change." Student Pulse‚ 2(04). Retrieved from: The Dalai Lama‚ Buddhism‚ and Tibet: Reflecting on a Half-Century of Change By Maria T. Otero 2010‚ Vol. 2 No. 04 Throughout history‚ there have been several ways in which people perceive Tibet. Since it has traditionally been
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The 14th Dalai Lama: An Ultimate Hero In Merriam-Webster’s 11th Edition Collegiate Dictionary the term “epic hero” is defined as: a character who is brave and noble‚ and also has many great achievements. This defines the current Dalai Lama(Lhamo Dondrub) perfectly in my opinion‚ for several reasons. He exemplifies all characteristics of an Epic hero‚ better yet he’s an Ultimate Hero. He has fought against communism for years peacefully and won a Nobel Peace Prize because of those noble actions
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and neither was the practice. It’s hard to imagine for some but others would have no problem in doing so. The Dalai Lama presents a simple question with a complicated answer‚ “. . . how does a follower of a particular religious tradition deal with the question of the legitimacy of other religions” (The Dalai Lama) the Dalai Lama tries to answer this question using a broad answer. The Dalai Lama’s answers are varied upon three ideas that are exclusivism‚ inclusivism‚ and pluralism. In Studying Religion
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has been recognised as the rebirth of the high lama‚ Takser Rinpoche. His sister Jetsun Pema‚ went on to depict their great mother in the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet. His other elder brothers are Gyalo Thondup and Lobsang Samten. At the age of two he was recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama‚ in accordance with Tibetan tradition. The Dalai Lamas are the manifestation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Dalai Lama means Ocean of Wisdom. He began his education
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road all day long wants the same thing as me‚ in the Dalai Lama “The Ethics of Compassion” the author writes “…whether fortunate or unfortunate‚ distant or near‚ they desire to be happy and not to suffer.” How would I live differently if I took the ideas of this author seriously? The author states that “compassion is understood mainly in terms of empathy‚ our ability to enter into and‚ to some extent‚ share others’ suffering.” When the Dalai Lama wants me to be compassionate he doesn’t only mean
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by Communist industrialization. In Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama‚ Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ chronicles how he addressed the modern-day problems befalling Tibet and Buddhism‚ while still adhering to his Buddhist philosophies and morals. In this paper‚ I will explain the Four Noble Truths and how they describe the Buddhist components of a religious worldview‚ while also using the Dalai Lama’s view on loss‚ suffering and moral actions to argue for those
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