World Religion: The Dalai Lama

Using Buddhism, he emphasizes how everyone is bound together into a single family, and how differences in “religions, ideologies, and political systems” only exist to bring happiness to the individual (Barash 2014, 304). To achieve happiness, there needs to be “a combination of inner peace, economic development, and above all, world peace” (Barash 2014, 304). Like Gandhi, the Dalai Lama claims that one must also think of others while pursing happiness, which in turn leads to “wise self-interest,” then “compromised self-interest,” and finally to “mutual interest” (Barash 2014, 305). Remaining indifferent to others makes it harder for peace to be achieved, especially when emotions such as greed and jealously are involved. To the Dalai Lama conflicts only arise “from a failure to understand one another’s humanness” (Barash 2014, 306). His main argument is that to reach peace there needs to be a universal understanding of others in order to be united. Furthermore, the Dalai Lama believes that if there is not a significant change in the efforts to achieve justice or harmony, this will continue to hurt the future

Among world leaders, there is no one like His Holiness the Dalai Lama, religious and political leader of Tibet and winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. Brought up from an unusual childhood, he became head of the state of Tibet at age 16, and was later forced into exile by the Chinese government. Despite all the hardship he had to endure he does not give up his fight for freedom and treats all sentiment beings with love and compassion. Through his fight for freedom, he has proven himself to be the spiritual and political leader whom the people of Tibet love.

the Dalai Lama has remained in exile in India. There has been sympathy for the Tibetan cause but insufficient international, political will to provide practical support, largely because China has enormous military and economic power. The Dalai Lama might have done more However, he did not do so and, instead, apparently speaks according to his principles rather than for political advantage. In spite of his absence, the Dalai Lama retains the devotion of his people and his reputation remains intact.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and political leader of an ancient people without a country, and is the binding and driving force behind Tibetan nonviolent resistance and cultural rebuilding. He was born July 6, 1935, making him 69 years old. He has lived all but 15 of these 69 years in exile from his country, continually being a main reason for their survival. The Dalai Lama is now considering his successor, and plans to do so through democratic means instead of the traditional process of divination. He has also been guiding his country toward a westernized organization of government in recent years, more and more towards a greater separation of church and state. How will Tibet, a country defined by its

Many Buddhists who live around the world see the Dalai Lama as the central part of any peace building in Tibet. The Dalai

To understand the Eight Fold Path one must fist understand how it cam about. The first teaching the Buddha ever gave was in the deer park to five of his old friends who later became his most devoted followers. In that first teaching the Buddha told his friends about the Four Noble Truths which he had discovered on his struggle to understand the nature of suffering. The first noble truth is the truth of suffering. Through his experiences as a prince and as a spiritual seeker the Buddha found that no one is exempt from suffering, that all non-enlightened beings are trapped in the cycle of samsara. This means that all beings will suffer, whether it is emotional, or physical, it is inescapable. The second truth is the truth of the cause of suffering,

In order to have a better understanding of this situation I would need to know who the Dalai Lama is and what his position stands for. Why China has such a negative view of the Dalai Lama, while the rest of the world seems to respect and honor him. And why China’s government would censor a video of the Dalai Lama, despite the video content being simple, respectful, and seemingly innocent.

“The Dalai Lamas are the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion who chose to reincarnate to serve the people.” The Dalai Lama means, “Ocean of Wisdom.” The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist monk and is a spiritual and political leader of Tibet. He was born on July 6, 1935 in Takster, China of northeastern Tibet. His original name was Lhamo Dhondup which his name will change to Tenzin Gyatso. (NobelPrize)

The Dalai Lama is becoming a very well known figure through traveling and campaigning for a peaceful, autonomous Tibet. The Dalai Lama has called on the US to help them negotiate with the PRC because past negotiations have gone nowhere. The PRC claims that the Dalai Lama’s request are absurd and referred to him as a representative of feudal serfdom. Another part of the conflict that has been gaining recent attention is the people that are self-immolating on the streets of Tibet to protest Chinese rule. The PRC has taken extreme action on this arresting thousands of people mostly monks and killing many others. The conflict might have died down some but it is still most definetly going

At 6 years old most of us were just starting to grasp the concept of reading, for the Dalai Lama this, and many more responsibilities and events were to come. His education began at the age of six and was completed with the Geshe Lharampa Degree (Doctorate of Buddhist Philosophy) when he was 25 in 1959. However, On November 17, 1950, at the age of 15 he was called upon to assume full political power as the head of the State and Government, after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers invaded Tibet. In 1954, he went to Beijing to talk peace with Mao Tse-tung and other Chinese leaders, including Chou En-lai and Deng Xiaoping. In 1956, while visiting India he had a series

As a Tibetan Buddhist, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been a key figure in my life. He is my spiritual leader and the person who has impacted me the most. For Tibetans, the Dalai Lama was the pride and jewel of Tibet and the Tibetan people. As far as my memory stretches, the Dalai Lama held the preeminent authority in my household. Growing up, my parents always told me to pray to him, prostrate to his pictures and worship him because he is an enlightened being and the leader of the Tibetan people. I used to believe that he was god king and that he could solve any problems with his divine powers. The reverence or faith Tibetans has on the Dalai Lama is actually inspiring and scary as the same time. Many Tibetans view him as a living Buddha. To the West, this would seem a little

In the last fifty years, some of the most prominent figures in the quest for peace, justice and equal opportunity have been those that have fought the worst conditions in admirable non-violent ways. People like Nelson Mandela have paved the way for equality in places where the thought of it was repulsive amongst those who enjoyed the privilage of not being affected. Those like the Dalai Lama have worked tirelessly to end the idea of differences due to race, origin or school of thought. However, even though both Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama have worked for the same ultimate goal of peace and prosperity for all people, they had very different stances on the issues that confront them and many others. While the Dalai Lama taught from a religious perspective within Buddhism, Nelson Mandela drew from the example of Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, working with the idea of irrevocable freedoms that all people should know and respect.

Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935 to an agricultural family, in a small homestead. His sanctity the 14th Dalai Lama .He is the divine leader of Tibet .his holiness involves of five major subjects .they were intellect, Tibetan art, culture, Sanskrit, medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. At 23 his sanctity sat for his final examination .his sanctity had two sisters and four brothers who existed there in fancy. He started his teaching at the age of six and finished the higher degree of Buddhist Philosophy at the age of 25. At 24, he took the first examination at each of the three simple universities: Drepung, Sera and Ganden. The final examination was said in the Jokhang, Lhasa, throughout the yearly Monlam Festival of Prayer, said in the first month of every year. In the morning he was studied by 30 professors on logic. In the afternoon, he discussed with 15 professors on the topic of the Middle Path, and in the evening, 35 professors verified his data of the canon of monastic discipline and the learning of metaphysics. His Sanctity handed the examinations. In 1950, at 16, His Sanctity was called upon to assume full political control as Head of National and Government when Tibet was endangered by the might of China.

Also, he is seen as a political leader, this role came from the fact that in traditional Tibetan society the religion and politics related to each other so the one who has the higher religious status usually acts as the head of the Tibetan state and this been the case for the previous dalai lamas as well. These two rules have been changed after 1950 in order of the Chinese invasion. Also, Dalai Lama had seen as a living Buddha for the Tibetan people. Living Buddha is a special one, someone with enlightens and has an Inner peace, someone has a special look towards life and things, someone different from any other human beings. Living Buddha is a reincarnation of His previous predecessors. Dalai Lama had given this special and higher status in Tibet.

The Tibetan Government had not simply to appoint a successor, but to discover the child in whom the Buddha of Compassion would incarnate, the child need not have been born just at the death of His precursor, or even very soon thereafter when the thirteenth Dalai Lama died in 1935. As before, there would be signs of where to search. For example, when the Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s body was laid in a temple facing south, His head turned to the east twice, and to the east of his temple a great fungus appeared on the east side of a pillar of well-seasoned wood. The Regent of Tibet went to the sacred lake of Lhamoe Lhatso, where Tibetans have seen visions of the future. There he saw, among other things, a monastery with roofs of green jade and gold and a house with turquoise tiles. A detailed description of the entire vision was written down and kept a strict secret.