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  TibetNet - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Dalai Lama is a Mongolian title meaning "Ocean of Wisdom" and the Dalai Lamas are manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Chenrezig.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a man of peace.
www.tibet.net /hhdl/eng   (1041 words)

  
  Dalai Lama - MSN Encarta
Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and formerly the ruler of Tibet.
The Dalai Lama is believed to be a reincarnation of the Buddha.
The first to bear the title of Dalai Lama was Sonam Gyatso, grand lama of the Drepung monastery and leader of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect, who received it in 1578 from the Mongol chief Altan Khan; it was then applied retroactively to the previous leaders of the sect.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562315/Dalai_Lama.html   (250 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: The Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has lived in exile since 1959, but he is still considered by many to be both the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people.
The fifth Dalai Lama who ruled from 1617 to 1682, extended the temporal power of the order across Tibet and built the large palace overlooking Lhasa, the Potala, which is was a symbol of the country - and after the Chinese occupation, as symbol of Tibetan nationalism.
In the case of the present Dalai Lama, the Regent of Tibet went to a sacred lake southeast of Lhasa in 1935 and there saw a vision of a monastery with a green and gold roof and turquoise tiles.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/dalailama   (1375 words)

  
 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso meets Credo Mutwa in 2004 South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Dalai Lama will be in the country from 3 to 9 November and will give a talk entitled "The role of cultural heritage and arts in the development of free societies" at Vista University in Soweto on Saturday, 6 November.
The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug, but this position is held by the Ganden Tripa (Holder of the Throne of Ganden, the first monastery established by Lama Je Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug).
www.credomutwa.com /dalai-lama.html   (959 words)

  
 Dalai Lama Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Tenzin Gyatso, (Lhamo Thondup) the 14th Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935 in province of Amdo, in Tibet.
The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso's birth name was Lhamo Dhondup, he was born in a small village called Taktser in the province of Amdo, in the northeastern part of Tibet.
The Dalai Lama was officially awarded it because the committee wished to recognize his efforts in the struggle of the liberation of Tibet and the efforts for a peaceful resolution instead of using violence.
www.ascensiongateway.com /quotes/dalai-lama/biography.htm   (1423 words)

  
 Dalai Lama Foundation - The 14th Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is accompanied by his mother and his younger brother, and escorted by government officials and solders, and the Chushi Gandruk, the underground resistance.
The Dalai Lama is no longer a monarch but a simple refugee in India, without his court, without his country, and without his people, at a point in history when his future and that of the Tibetan people hang precariously.
What the Dalai Lama and the exiles have achieved is extraordinary, not only in rebuilding their lives and communities but in saving the essence of Tibet’s rich cultural heritage, and moreover, in establishing its value and relevance both within the community and beyond.
www.dalailamafoundation.org /members/en/xiv.jsp   (3846 words)

  
 Religion | Dalai Lama Tour
The 14th Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Thondup to a peasant family on July 6, 1935 in the small village of Taktser in the north-eastern Tibetan province of Amdo.
As such, Tibetans consider Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, to be a living Buddha, a manifestation of the Bodhisattva (Buddha) of Compassion (Chenrezig), who chose to reincarnate to serve the people.
The Dalai Lama met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 and 1990.
www.abc.net.au /religion/dalailama/history.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Buddhist Channel | Personality | Dalai Lama strikes the right chord
Tenzin Gyatso was born in a cowshed in a remote village in 1935, and was recognised as the incarnation of Tibetan Buddhism?s high priest at two.
The Dalai Lama has always been regarded as the rallying point in the quest to free Tibet, but he is keen to shift that focus.
After 45 years under Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama has acknowledged his people's growing impatience at the lack of tangible progress be it in regaining their land, or towards an end of suppression of Tibetan rights under Chinese rule.
www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=9,405,0,0,1,0   (1439 words)

  
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Since the 17th century the Panchen Lama has acted as Tibet's religious leader while the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is being sought, and the older of the two incarnates has been the religious teacher of the younger.
Beginning in May bans were placed on public discussion of the Panchen Lama in the major Tibetan cities, and in June China launched a campaign to denounce the Dalai Lama on a scale not seen since the Cultural Revolution of the 1970's.
Since the Panchen Lama is the ultimate authority in the identification of the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, they believe it will only be a matter of time until the next Dalai Lama is theirs as well.
www.buddhistnews.tv /current/panchen-lama-tibet.php   (1456 words)

  
 The Visit - The 14th Dalai Lama at the University at Buffalo
The 14th Dalai Lama at the University at Buffalo
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is one of the world's most respected and recognizable spiritual leaders — certainly the most recognizable figure in world Buddhism, a religion of 500 million adherents that has seen dramatic growth in the West recently, thanks in part to the Dalai Lama.
Since leaving Tibet in 1959 at the age of 24, the Dalai Lama has resided in India and traveled the globe informing the world of the plight of the Tibetan people and serving as a witness to the universal human values of peace, tolerance and compassion that he himself exemplifies.
www.buffalo.edu /dalai_lama/visit_learn_more.html   (1206 words)

  
 Thoughts on the mind from the Dalai Lama - Stanford Medicine Magazine - Stanford University School of Medicine
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, can trace the beginnings of his lifelong interest in science to the ticking of a clock.
During his youth in a monastery, the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled leader and the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, was so fascinated by the movement of gears in a mechanical watch that he took it apart and put it back together — all without any guidance.
Born in 1935 to a peasant family in Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognized at the age of 2 as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama and thus an incarnation of the Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
mednews.stanford.edu /stanmed/2005fall/dalai-lama.html   (1487 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso (born 6 July 1935) is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama.
After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso fled to India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) and in seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him.
Tenzin Gyatso was born to a farming family as Lhamo Thondup (also spelled "Dhondrub") on 6 July 1935 in far northeastern Amdo province in the village of Taktser, a small and poor settlement that stood on a hill overlooking a broad valley.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama   (3667 words)

  
 Hello, Dalai: Tibetan spiritual leader to visit campus in fall
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader and the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, will visit Stanford Nov. 4-5 to make public appearances that include a large-scale meditation and teaching event, a conversation about nonviolence and participation in a conference sponsored by the School of Medicine.
Born in 1935 to a peasant family in Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognized at the age of 2—in accordance with Tibetan tradition—as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation of the Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
The Dalai Lama, who has become known worldwide for his advocacy of peace, tolerance and compassion, lives in exile in Dharamsala, India, where he serves as Tibet's religious and political leader and works to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.
news-service.stanford.edu /news/2005/april6/lama-040605.html   (671 words)

  
 Buddhist Masters and Their Organisations: Hi.H.14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
The concept of reincarnation is fundamental to the continued lineage of the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama offers many techniques and methods for developing patience that are relevant not only to Buddhists but to everyone seeking to improve their lives.
The dignified and compelling autobiography of H H the 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet.
www.buddhanet.net /masters/dalai.htm   (2010 words)

  
 Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso fled to India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) and seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him.
The fourteenth Dalai Lama at an ecumenical reunion 2003 in Berlin
The Dalai Lama is sometimes criticized for modifying his message to be as palatable as possible to his audience, sometimes changing viewpoints according to the situation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama   (3692 words)

  
 Dalai Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dalai Lama is considered the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, and the leaders of all four schools consider the Dalai Lama to be the highest lama of the Tibetan traditions.
The current Dalai Lama has repeatedly stated that he will never be reborn inside territory controlled by the People's Republic of China [2], and has occasionally suggested that he might choose to be the last Dalai Lama by not being reborn at all.
Starting with the 5th Dalai Lama, until the 14th Dalai Lama's flight to exile in 1959, the Dalai Lamas resided during winter at the Potala Palace, and in the summer at the Norbulingka palace and park.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dalai_Lama   (1021 words)

  
 Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso): Charming, powerful and fearless - one of the biggest religion stars at MondoStars.com
Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama is one of the incarnations of Avalokitesvara, which is the bodhisattva of compassion.
The 14th Dalai Lama was born the spiritual leader of Tibet on July 6, 1935 to a farming family in northeastern Tibet.
Until the exile, the Dalai Lama resided in during the winter at the Potala Palace and spent summers at the Norbulingka palace and park.
www.mondostars.com /religion/dalailama.html   (750 words)

  
 Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is recognized to be the earthly manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion.
Not only has the Dalai Lama served as a spiritual teacher to hundreds of thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, but he has also guided the Tibetan people as a political leader through the tumultuous times of the communist invasion and occupation of Tibet, and through their journey into life in exile.
The Dalai Lama is the lineage holder of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya, Nying-ma, Kaygu, and Geluk.
www.namgyal.org /about/hhdl.cfm   (392 words)

  
 max's log: the ultimate spiritual exploration linksite
His enthronement as the 14th the Dalai Lama took place on February 22, 1940 in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva (Buddha) of Compassion, who chose to reincarnate to serve the people.
Lhamo Dhondrub was, as Dalai Lama, renamed Tenzin Gyatso - or - Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate, Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom.
radio.weblogs.com /0132878/2004/04/01.html   (951 words)

  
 ABC News: Dalai Lama Meets With Muslims in Calif.
The Dalai Lama told the audience that many people see and hear news of suicide bombings in predominantly Muslim countries but don't hear about how Muslims often work with the poor.
The Dalai Lama, who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, fled Tibet in 1959 following an aborted uprising against Chinese rule in the territory and now keeps an office in exile in the Himalayan town of Dharmsala, India.
Yusuf said the Dalai Lama's participation in the event could warm Americans to Islam, since many Americans have mixed feelings about the faith but are receptive to Buddhism.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1847144   (449 words)

  
 Dalai Lama Attends Debate on Human Mind   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, met with leading neuroscientists and Buddhist scholars at a well-attended two-day conference, “Investigating the Mind,” in Kresge auditorium last weekend.
The Dalai Lama, who listened to both sides through a translator, appeared often to have trouble following the scientists’ presentations.
The Dalai Lama ended the conference by declaring he had faith and confidence in science.
www-tech.mit.edu /V123/N40/40dalailama.40n.html   (656 words)

  
 Dalai Lama Campaigns to End Wildlife Trade
A campaign to build awareness of nature conservation and the protection of wild species among the Tibetan community living in India and the Buddhists of the Himalayan region was formally launched by the Dalai Lama in New Delhi Wednesday.
Introducing the conservation campaign to an audience of Tibetan community leaders, professionals and students, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, said, "We Tibetans are basically Buddhists and particularly in the Mahayana tradition which we follow, we preach love and compassion towards all other living beings on Earth.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama addressed the crowd in New Delhi, asking each person to accept responsibility of conserving wild animals and all living beings.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/apr2005/2005-04-08-01.asp   (750 words)

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