deforestation. Glaciers are melting‚ and sea levels rise continuously. Our hunger for more gas‚ oil and water even induced earthquakes.These 1 are enough experiences to wake us up! Environmental protection H. H. the14thDalai Lama (the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists) and H.H. the 17thKarmapa Urgyen Trinley Dorje(the spiritual guide of theTibetanKagyu tradition)are strong advocates for environmental protection. Vietnamese Master Thich Nhat Hanh is also very active in this regard‚ only to mention a few
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between the Dalai Lama and a Tibetan questioner? In this short exchange‚ various elements of the Dalai Lama’s reputation are being assumed‚ though perhaps the Lama’s response may be more surprising than the question to those unfamiliar with Buddhism. For instance‚ I would suggest that in Western culture‚ it is an infrequent occurrence for a political leader to equate themselves to an ‘ordinary person’. However‚ the Dalai Lama’s role in Tibetan culture is such that any Tibetan would always have addressed
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leader who has left his homeland‚ Tibet and has established the Buddhist Temple in Dharmasala‚ India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The newspaper extract revealed the two contrasting reputations of the Dalai Lama after emerging as the prophet of Buddhism in this secular age. The two reputations of the Dalai Lama that has been identified from the newspaper articles are his religious and political reputations which have been viewed with different perceptions by the people of Tibet and other parts of
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point the Tibetan people are becoming eager to contribute to regional and world peace. Tibet is a peace-loving and non-violent place and wanted to talk to the Chinese man to man. This peace treaty consisted of five points and each point was a big step in order to gain peace with China. The first point was a transformation of the whole of Tibet into a zone of peace. The second point is to abandonment of China’s population transfer policy which threatens the very existence of the Tibetans as a people
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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 are the manifestations of the
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Devin Gonier Professor Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Department of Religious Studies Final Report Mellon Project 2008-09 Combining stories: Reading Tibetan Medicine as a Western Narrative of Healing This project was funded by the Carnegie Mellon Grant from Austin College in 2008-09 under the supervision of faculty-advisor Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan from the Department of Religious Studies. My faculty advisor was of critical help throughout the entire process‚ and took great care in mentoring me in
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Impermanence‚ suffering‚ emptiness and selflessness. Buddhist monk Ven Geshe Lhakdor talks about the four seals of dharma to Sonal Srivastava What is the Buddhist perspective on impermanence? Anything that is conditional and exists because of certain causes and conditions is impermanent. We begin ageing from the moment we are born. Impermanence of death begins from the moment of birth. Impermanence is the reality of life. How does one deal with suffering? All contaminated things bring suffering
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Hinduism‚ originating in northern India‚ was the source of three other religions: Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism (Hopfe and Woodward‚ 74). When Hinduism started to decline because of its strict practices‚ Buddhism became more popular among the common people since it was not as complex. Buddhism arose out of the Buddha’s interpretation of the Hindu religious system. Many think that Buddhism and Hinduism are two separate sects of the same religion—but they are not. Despite having many similarities‚
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| The Limited Role of Women in Buddhism | | | 7/19/2010 | | In most modern religions today the roles of women are secondary to the roles of men. Most times women are supposed to be subordinate to men in such religions and this includes women of all classes and influence. But in Buddhism‚ a religion that tells us there is no self; no real difference between people; race‚ class and even gender are just titles that we must shed‚ are women’s roles still limited? And if so why is this
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A COMPARISON OF JAINISM AND BUDDHISM 3 A Comparison of Jainism and Buddhism and an Explanation of their Spiritual Beliefs and Spiritual Practices During my research of these two very interesting religions that derived from Hinduism‚ I examined the Encyclopedia Britannica whose contributors were many. For Jainism‚ Dundas (2013)‚Shah (2013)‚ and Strohl (2013). Their information was very helpful when I write about its origination
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