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	Dalai Lama Biography
		The Dalai Lama is the leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
		Dalai means "Ocean" in Mongolian and "Lama" is Tibetan for high reincarnation, it is commonly referred to "Ocean of Wisdom", a title bestowed by the Mongolian ruler Altan Khan upon the 3rd Dalai Lama and now applied to every incarnation in the lineage.
		Until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959, the Dalai Lamas resided in the Potala Palace during winter and in the Norbulingka residence during summer, in Lhasa.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Dalai_Lama.html (498 words)

	Buddhism / great perfection / dalai lamas
		The current Dalai Lama (the 14th) is a respected Tibetan Buddhist religious leader and figurehead of the International Tibet Independence Movement; in English, he is often granted the style "His Holiness" (or HH) before his title.
		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa) (Holder of the Throne of Ganden, the first monastery established by Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug).
		Starting with the 5th Dalai Lama, until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959, the Dalai Lamas resided in Lhasa in the Potala Palace during winter and in the Norbulingka residence during summer.
	www.buddhism-guide.com /buddhism/dalai_lamas.htm (815 words)

	Dalai Lama - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be the present incarnation of Avalokitesvara ("Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion.
		Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government, controlling a large portion of the country from the capital Lhasa.
		The current Dalai Lama has repeatedly stated that he will never be reborn inside territory controlled by the People's Republic of China [1], and has occasionally suggested that he might choose to be the last Dalai Lama by not being reborn at all.
	en.wikipedia.2es.com.pl /wiki/Dalai_Lama (1184 words)

	Celebrity Page, Celebrity addresses, scans, photos, pictures
		Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government, controlling a large portion of the country from the capital Lhasa.
		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa) (Holder of the Throne of Ganden [dga' ldan], the first monastery established by Tsongkhapa [btsong-ka-pa], founder of the Gelug).
		Although Sonam Gyatso became the first lama to hold the title "Dalai Lama", due to the fact that he was the third member of his lineage, he became known as the "3rd Dalai Lama".
	www.mailhollywood.com /cel.php?viewCel=18185 (931 words)

	Dalai Lama - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug (dge lugs), but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa) (Holder of the Throne of Ganden (dga' ldan), the first monastery established by Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug (dge lugs)).
		Dalai Lama was appointed by the Yongzheng Emperor of China as the legal ruler of Tibet and its Head of State.
		The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, whose name is Chenrezig (spyan ras gzigs) in Tibetan, though Tenzin Gyatso (brtan 'dzin rgya mtsho) denies claims of his Buddhahood.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=8133 (785 words)

	2006 Dalai Lama Schedule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born to peasants in the southeast corner of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso was chosen to succeed the 13th Dalai Lama when he was only three years old, continuing the reincarnation of the line of Dalai Lamas that began in 1391.
		Dalai Lama Renaissance - Dalai Lama Renaissance is a 2-hour feature documentary film, narrated by actor Harrison Ford, to be released in the Fall of 2006, about the Dalai Lama's meeting with Western "renaissance" thinkers at his home in Dharamsala, India, about changing the world...
		Sonam Gyatso, 3rd Dalai Lama - Sonam Gyatso () (1543 â“ 1588) was the first officially recognized Dalai Lama by the Mongolians, who gave this teacher the name Dalai Lama, a combination of the Mongolian Dalai meaning "ocean" and the Tibetan honorific lama, "teacher".
	extremesports.usamsoc.com /2006dalailamaschedule.html (518 words)

	Tibetanlama.com :: News in detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dalai is a Mongol word meaning ocean, and refers to the depth of the Dalai Lama's wisdom.
		The first Dalai Lama to bear the title was the 3rd Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso.
		The current Dalai Lama (2006), Tenzin Gyatso, was born in Amdo, Tibet in 1935 and is the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
	www.tibetanlama.com /htmls/News/news_detail.asp?ID=53 (1376 words)

	The Life of Zanabazar: First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Two previous incarnations of Sonam Gyatso were also recognized as Dalai Lamas, so he became the Third.
		Recently constructed stupas in honor of the Panchen Lama, the Dalai Lama's counterpart.
		The Panchen Lamas are now in the favor of the Chinese government, while of course the Dalai Lama is not; there is no monument or memorial that I am aware of to the historic meeting between Altan Khan and Sonam Gyatso nor to the subsequent Dalai Lamas
	www.zanabazar.mn /Gonghe/gonghe.html (314 words)

	Dalai Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (Wylie: Dga'-ldan Khri-pa).
		Starting with the 5th Dalai Lama, until the 14th Dalai Lama's flight into exile in 1959, the Dalai Lamas resided during winter at the Potala Palace, and in the summer at the Norbulingka palace and park.
		The Dalai Lama has since been in refuge in Dharamsala, in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India, where the Central Tibetan Administration (The Tibetan Government in Exile) is also established.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dalai_Lama (982 words)

	Dalai Lama - China-related Topics DA-DD - China-Related Topics
		Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lamas were the most powerful political leaders in Tibet, controlling a large portion of the country from their capital at Lhasa.
		The Panchen Lama is second in religious stature within the Gelug sect to the Dalai Lama.
		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (Holder of the Throne of Ganden, the first monastery established by Lama Je Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Dalai_Lama (931 words)

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		The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa) (Holder of the Throne of Ganden [dga' ldan], the first monastery established by Tsongkhapa [btsong-ka-pa], founder of the Gelug).
		The 14th Dali Lama, as well as each of his previous predecessors, are considered to be the incarnations of the Buddha of Compassion.
		The current Dalai Lama has repeatedly stated that he will never be reborn inside territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, and has occasionally suggested that he might choose to be the last Dalai Lama by not being reborn at all.
	templeofreason.org /cyclopedia/Dalai_Lama.htm (689 words)

	Dalai Lama Tickets - Cheap Dalai Lama Concert Shows Tickets At Onlineseats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dalai Lama is considered the supreme head of the Tibetan Buddhism; he is regarded as the highest lama of the Tibetan traditions by leaders of all the four schools of Buddhism.
		Even though Sonam Gyatso became the earliest person to hold the title "Dalai Lama", owing to the fact that he was the third constituent of his heredity, he came to be known as the 3rd Dalai Lama.
		Dalai Lama the title is presently established to each of the religious leader's consecutive incarnations (as in, the 14th Dalai Lama's next living form will be bestowed the title "15th Dalai Lama").
	www.onlineseats.com /dalai-lama-tickets/index.asp (1057 words)

	January 2000 - Human Rights Updates - TCHRD
		Lobsang Gyatso was born in Dhong Kar town, Thagdey village, in Shigatse Region in 1976.
		The purpose of this "re-education" was to force the monks to denounce the Dalai Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima and Chadrel Rinpoche, and ìto point out other's fault and to accept one's own crime.î There were eight Chinese police and "work-team" members present during the "political re-education" sessions.
		The 3rd Workshop of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, held from January 19th - January 24th 2000 at SOS Bylakuppee School in South India was attended by 130 Tibetan students studying in various colleges in India.
	www.tchrd.org /publications/hr_updates/2000/hr200001.html (5416 words)

	history ~ metaxu buddhism
		Altan Khan's son and successor, Dhuring Khan, invited Sonam Gyatso, and on the way the Dalai Lama built a monastery at Kumbum, where his son Tsongkhapa was born.
		Dalai Lama is installed in Potala Palace, and a seven-member committee is set up temporarily to rule Tibet: two Mongolians, two Manchus, and three Tibetans.
		Dalai Lama, his government, and many refugee Tibetans live in Dharamsala, from which he runs the Tibetan Government in Exile.
	metaxu.to /buddhism/history.php (4255 words)

	His Holiness The Dalai Lama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We are not Buddhists, but we knew that the Dalai Lama’s reach went far beyond that.
		His Holiness The Dalai Lama was very involved and instrumental in bringing this concept to life.
		Dalai Lama Gyalwang Sonam Gyatso’s The Refined Gold ?The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim sershoonma) at the Main Temple.
	www.steppinoutdesigns.com /dalai_lama.html (1412 words)

	BlurtIt: Who is the Dalai Lama?
		The Dalai Lama is considered to be the spiritual head of the people of Tibet a region in China where the people practice the Buddhist religion.
		The institution of the Dalai Lama is an ancient one dating from the 14th century to the present 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
		In the past the Dalai Lama was the religious as well as political leader of Tibet but since 1959 when the People’s Republic of China started administering the region directly the Dalai Lama has been heading a government in exile in neighboring India.
	www.blurtit.com /q334662.html (239 words)

	can anyone tell me who/what is a dalai lama? sorry for my ignorance, but i really am interested to know
		Dalai" means "ocean" in Mongolian, and "Lama" (bla ma) is the Tibetan equivalent of the Sanskrit word "guru", and is commonly translated to mean "spiritual teacher".
		dalai lama is a holy guru living his life in india,after he was thrown out of tibet by the chinese government.he and his followers were given a place to live in India by the government,and it is famous among buddhists
		The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader and head of state of Tibet as well as the head of the Buddist Monastery.
	www.duno.com /answers/9570 (628 words)

	'Hands for the Panchen Lama' Campaign \| Friends of Tibet (INDIA)
		The aim of this campaign is to highlight the mysterious disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama recognised by HH the Dalai Lama on May 17, 1995.
		The Panchen Lama further enraged the Chinese leadership in 1964 when he declared before a huge crowd at Shugtri Linka, his residence in Lhasa, that he considered His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his "refuge for this and the next life".
		On 14 May 1995, the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled religious leader, announced that six-year old Gendun Choekyi Nyima was the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama.
	www.friendsoftibet.org /sofar/calcutta/hands.html (2336 words)

	Religions and Myths of the World: Videotapes in the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley
		The Dalai Lama and the Rituals of Reincarnation.
		Presents the history of the Dala Lama forward from the birth of Sonam Gyatso, Tibet's 3rd Dalai Lama in the 16th century, through his successors to the life in exile of Tibet's current 14th spiritual leader.
		His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks on the Four Noble Truths: Suffering, the Causes of suffering, the Cessation of suffering, and the Path to cessation of suffering.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/ReligionVid.html (16075 words)

	+++ Where is he? +++
		The 10th Panchen Lama was born on February 3, 1938 in the village of Karang Bidho in Amdo, northeastern Tibet.
		After the flight of the Dalai Lama to India in 1959, the Panchen Lama was appointed acting chairman of the "TAR Preparatory Committee".
		The Dalai Lama formally recognizes a six-year-old boy, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, born on April 25, 1989, in the Lhari District of Nagchu, Tibet, as the 11th Panchen Lama.
	www.freewebs.com /gaytibet/panchen/panchen.html (1630 words)

	Dalai Lama - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For the song see Dalai Lama (song).''The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head f the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (''dga' ldan khri pa'').
		Although Sonam Gyatso became the first lama to hold the title "Dalai Lama", due to the fact that e was the third member of his lineage, he became known as the "3rd Dalai Lama".
		The 5th Dalai Lama, with the aupport of Gushri Khan, a Mongol ruler of Khökh Nuur, united Tibet.
	www.wikileasing.com /0/Dalai_Lama.html (513 words)

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		The 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, son of Kunchok Phuntsok and Dechen Choedon, was born on April 25, 1989 and was officially proclaimed as the true reincarnate of the 10th Panchen Lama, who died unexpectedly after delivering an historic anti-Chinese government speech.
		The young Panchen Lama is presently the youngest political prisoner in the world and we appeal to the international community, non governmental organizations and every individual to demand the Chinese authorities release and ensure the safety and well-being of H.H. the Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima.
		The Dalai Lama formally recognizes a six-year-old boy, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, born on April 25, 1989, in the Lhari District of Nagchu, Tibet, as the 11th Panchen Lama.
	tashilhunpo.org /panchen.htm (2135 words)

	Video on Demand
		We all have the capacity to achieve complete perfect enlightenment; it requires clearing away the two obstructions, afflictive and cognitive, and the way to do this is by countering all wrong conceptions.
		His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins his Spring teachings for 2007 by introducing the texts: Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life is one of the fundamental sources for instructions on how to generate the awakening mind of bodhichitta.
		Dalai Lama also contains an account of how to generate the awakening mind and engage in the six perfections, while also outlining the structure of the path.
	www.dalailama.com /page.128.htm (1989 words)

	Dalai and Panchen Lamas-Tibetan Buddhism-Tibet Travel Information
		The title “Dalai Lama” can dates back to 1578, when the Mongol King Altan Khan gave Sonam Gyatso, the abbot of the Zhaibung Monastery, the honorific title of "Shenshiyiqiewaerdala Dalai Lama".
		Thereupon, Sonam Ggatso became the 3rd Dalai Lama, and his two predecessors, Genzhuba (a disciple of Zhong Kaba) and Gengatso, were admitted and conferred posthumously as the first and second Dalai Lamas respectively.
		Continuing to adopt the honorific title given by Altan Khan, Shunzhi Emperor bestowed on him the title "the Dalai Lama, Overseer of the Buddhism on Earth under the Great Benevolent Self-subsisting Buddha of the Western Paradise", together with the golden volume and golden seal (with Chinese Han, Manchu and Tibetan in it).
	www.tibettravel.info /tibetan-buddhism/origin-of-the-titles.html (507 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		The Dalai Lama has not encouraged people to convert to Tibetan Buddhism but has encouraged Westerners to look to their own religious traditions, which share many values with Tibetan Buddhism.
		The Mongol Khan asked the Dalai Lama what his name was, and when he told him his name, it was translated from Tibetan into Mongolian.
		The Dalai Lama is generally discovered at the age of 2 or 3, and must embark on a rigorous program of education and training, and during that time, which usually lasts until he is 18 or 20 years old, that same regent continues to rule.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/32/story_3272_2.html (973 words)

	Simhanada--- His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His Holiness the Dalai Lama is considered the supreme public and religious leader of Tibet, the protector of all beings.
		The Mongolian King, Altan Khan, was converted to Buddhism by the 3rd Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso.
		Each Dalai Lama is renown for their spiritual insight and realization, and their compassionate ways to reach mankind.
	www.simhas.org /dalailamashort.html (373 words)

	Life of Zanabazar: First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia
		Subsequent Dalai Lamas, including the Seventh, the Thirteenth, and the present Fourteenth (who was born not far away) all spent time at Kumbum.
		This distinguished lama had begun studying at Tashilhunpo when he was seventeen and became abbot of the monastery at the age of thirty-one.
		By declaring that Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso was a manifestation of the Buddha Amitabha, while he himself was the manifestation of the bodhisattva Chenresig-a potential Buddha only-the Dalai Lama gave cause for some to consider that the Panchen Lama was in fact superior to the Dalai Lama.
	www.zanabazar.mn /Life/zanabazar.9.html (1317 words)

	ArtLex on Buddhist Art and Buddhism
		Standing Shakyamuni Buddha, 3rd century CE, gray schist with traces of gesso, Worcester Art Museum, MA.
		One of the statues was 53 metres high and dated to the 5th century CE; the other was 37 metres tall and dated to the 3rd century.
		Sonam Gyatso (Third Dalai Lama), 16th-17th centuries, copper, gilding, height 14.5 cm, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/b/Buddhism.html (919 words)

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