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The Dalai Lama contributed a foreword to Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition, while Trijang Rinpoche and Ling Rinpoche ( who each held the position of Ganden Tripa ) also provided forewords for his books Meaningful to Behold ( which was dedicated to the long life of the Dalai Lama ) and Clear Light of Bliss ( which was dedicated to the late Trijang Rinpoche ), respectively.
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These qualities are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being " ( Dalai Lama ).
" Many would agree with the Dalai Lama that Buddhism as a religion is kindness toward others.
Still, the notion of altruism is modified in such a world-view, since the belief is that such a practice promotes our own happiness: " The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes " ( Dalai Lama ).
* The Dalai Lama – Message supporting the moratorium on the death penalty
Many international religious leaders have visited Chicago, including Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama.
For example, the 14th Dalai Lama, long insistent on Tibet's history being separate from that of China's, conceded in 2005 that Tibet " is a part " of China's " 5000-year history " as part of a new proposal for Tibetan autonomy.
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or " Yellow Hat " branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long line of tulkus who are considered to be manifestations of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara.
Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others.
The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the leader of the Gelug School, but this position belongs officially to the Ganden Tripa, which is a temporary position appointed by the Dalai Lama who, in practice, exerts much influence.
The line of Dalai Lamas began as a lineage of spiritual teachers ; the 5th Dalai Lama assumed political authority over Tibet.
The 14th Dalai Lama remained the head of state for the Central Tibetan Administration (" Tibetan government in exile ") until his retirement on March 14, 2011.
He has indicated that the institution of the Dalai Lama may be abolished in the future, and also that the next Dalai Lama may be found outside Tibet and may be female.
The Chinese government was very quick to reject this and claimed that only it has the authority to select the next Dalai Lama.
In 1578 the Mongol ruler Altan Khan bestowed the title Dalai Lama on Sonam Gyatso.
However, the 14th Dalai Lama asserts that Altan Khan did not intend to bestow a title as such and that he intended only to translate the name " Sonam Gyatso " into Mongolian.
The 14th Dalai Lama commented:
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso in 2007
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In 2008 Sting contributed to an album called Songs for Tibet, to support Tibet and the current Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.
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* " Echoes of Alexander the Great: Silk route portraits from Gandhara " by Marian Wenzel, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama ( Eklisa Anstalt, 2000 ) ISBN 1-58886-014-0
Snow Lion Publications-Ithaca, New York, with a foreword by The Dalai Lama, ISBN 1-55939-092-1.
: Visions of Apocalypse, Millennium and Utopia by Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Manley, Adam Parfrey, Dalai Lama, foreword by Rebecca Hoffberger ( Dilettante Press, 1998, paperback ISBN 0-9664272-7-0, 1999, hardcover ISBN 0-9664272-6-2 )
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A book edited by Allan Hunt Badiner called Dharma Gaia explores the ground where Buddhism and ecology meet through writings by the Dalai Lama, Gary Snyder, Thich Nhat Hanh, Allen Ginsberg, Joanna Macy, Robert Aitken, and 25 other Buddhists and ecologists.
The Dalai Lama answered ; " if science can disprove reincarnation, Tibetan Buddhism would abandon reincarnation ... but it's going to be mighty hard to disprove reincarnation.
Later Turnbull moved to Dharamsala, India where he took the monks ' vow of Tibetan Buddhism, given to him by the Dalai Lama.
During the 20th and 21st centuries Buddhism has again been propagated by missionaries into the West such as the Dalai Lama and monks including Lama Surya Das ( Tibetan Buddhism ).
The immense popularity and goodwill ushered in by Tibet's Dalai Lama ( who has been made honorary Canadian citizen ) put Buddhism in a favourable light.
During the 11th century and early 12th century a second important transmission occurred with the lineages of Atisa, Marpa and Brogmi, giving rise to the other schools of Tibetan Buddhism, namely Kadam, Kagyu, Sakya, and Geluk ( the school of the Dalai Lama ).
In the book The World of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama describes mandalas thus: " This is the celestial mansion, the pure residence of the deity.
' the Dalai Lama answered: " Buddhism in general teaches that anger is a destructive emotion and although anger might have some positive effects in terms of survival or moral outrage, I do not accept that anger of any kind as a virtuous emotion nor aggression as constructive behavior.
In 1987, Varela, along with R. Adam Engle, founded the Mind and Life Institute, initially to sponsor a series of dialogues between scientists and His Holiness The Dalai Lama about the relationship between modern science and Buddhism.
The way in which Tenar becomes the Priestess of the Tomb-on the death of the previous Priestess, a child is located who is considered to be her reincarnation-is similar to the actual manner in which a Dalai Lama is chosen in Tibetan Buddhism.
Altan Khan invited the 3rd Dalai Lama to Mongolia again in 1571 and embraced Tibetan Buddhism.
Altan Khan was succeeded by his son Sengge Düüreng who continued to diligently support Buddhism, and two years later the 3rd Dalai Lama made another visit to Mongolia.
He travelled to India, studied Buddhism, became friends with the Dalai Lama and established the Tibetan Refugee Aid Society.
He then met the 14th Dalai Lama in India and became a practicing Buddhist of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama.
She also met the 13th Dalai Lama twice in 1912, and had the opportunity to ask him many questions about Buddhism — a feat unprecedented for a European woman at that time.
Tibetan Buddhism use the tulku system, an ancient way of finding the reincarnation of a previous deceased lama: they are usually young boys, sometimes of wealthy and influential families and sometimes of peasant families like the current 14th Dalai Lama, that are found and enthroned as the reincarnation of an enlightened person that has already deceased.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, recognizes the Bon tradition as the sixth principal spiritual school of Tibet, along with the Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, Gelug and Jonang schools of Buddhism, despite the long historical competition between the Bon tradition and Buddhism in Tibet.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, in a speech at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, listed a " Suspicion of absolutes " and a reliance on causality and empiricism as common philosophical principles shared between Buddhism and science.
Such studies are enthusiastically encouraged by the present Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who has long expressed an interest in exploring the connection between Buddhism and science and regularly attends the Mind and Life Institute Conferences.
The Panchen Lama (, ), or Panchen Erdeni (; ), is the highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa ( Dge-lugs-pa ) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism ( this lineage controlled western Tibet from the 16th century until the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion ).
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