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2018, Modern South Asian Thinkers, Sage Publications
The Dalai Lama: Person and the Institution The term Dalai Lama is originally an honorific title of the grand lama of the Geluk (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is made up of the Mongolian word dalai (i.e. vast/ocean) and the Tibetan word bla ma (i.e. spiritual teacher) meaning Ocean-like Spiritual Teacher. In the Mongolian context, the word dalai appears to have been used as the equivalent of the Sanskrit word cakravartin (i.e. universal). In that sense, the term Dalai Lama should mean Universal Teacher or Worldwide Teacher. The Dalai Lamas are considered as the earthly manifestations (Tibetan: tülku) of Chenrezig (Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion). Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate, Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom) is the current and Fourteenth Dalai Lama. In this paper, an attempt is made to trace the origins of the institution of the Dalai Lama and the future concerns relating to this institution among the stake holders. According to The Tibetan Book of the Dead, an intermediate period, called the bardo, exists between the time of one's death and the time of next birth. Though the belief that one's past and future lives are connected existed among the Bönpas of Tibet in the pre-Buddhist period, the present tradition of formally recognizing the reincarnations of various holy persons first originated in the early fourteenth century when the disciples of Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa recognized Karmapa Pagshi as his reincarnation in accordance with the former's prediction. Explaining the concept of reincarnation, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama says that "[t]here are two ways in which someone can take rebirth after death: rebirth under the sway of karma and destructive emotions and rebirth through the power of compassion and prayer. Superior Bodhisattvas, who have attained the path of seeing, are reborn due to the power of their compassion for sentient beings and based on their prayers to benefit others. They are able to choose their place and time of birth as well as their future parents. Such a rebirth, which is solely for the benefit of others, is rebirth through the force of compassion and prayer" (Dalai 2011a). The rebirth in which a being is able to choose in advance the time, place, and parents to do compassionate work is known as reincarnation.
The history of origination of Dalai Lama from 13th Century to today, including the picking of the 14th Dalai Lama by Chiang Kai-Shek's office.
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Dalai Lama, an epithet used for the first time in 1578 by the Mongol ruler Altan Khan for Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama....The Tibetan mind was thus naturally inclined to the bodhisattva-cult....The first four Dalai Lamas represented only the preparatory stage in the growth of the institution which manifested fully in the Fifth Dalai Lama....Three reincarnate Dalai Lamas died very early, the Ninth dying at the age of just nine....The Thirteenth Dalai Lama, a leader greater than the great, faced the ever gravest challenges posed mainly by Russia, China and Britain designing to grab Tibet..... Visit: https://bit.ly/3sYUqzs
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This is an English translation of a short biography (BDRC: W27401) written by Tenzin Lungtok Nyima about the life of Jigme Ngotsar Gyatso, holder of the Longchen Nyingtik, disciple of Jigme Lingpa, and founder of Kilung Monastery. He is popularly known as Getse Lama Sönam Tenzin, who helped establish and promulgate the teachings of his masters. See online version at: https://www.tibshelf.org/biography-of-jigme-ngotsar-gyatso
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Tenzin Gyatso—the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet—is known as the most recent reincarnation in a long lineage of Dalai Lamas that has ruled Tibet as spiritual and secular leaders since the end of the 14th century. The present paper presents a comparative analysis of the rhetoric of the 14th Dalai Lama on the issue of Tibet. First, the paper will provide a full view of his life and the rhetorical context of his basic Buddhist philosophy. Second, it will provide a brief view on Tibet of his current chief protagonist, the president of the People’s Republic of China, President Hu Jintao. Third, using a mixed method, it conducts an interrogation into the Iranian perspective towards Dalai Lama held by the Iranian political leadership as the Iranian government represents one of the major Islamic countries of the world. Often, the Tibetan leader’s views are described by or compared with Western positions, such as those of advocates of human rights or independence movements. Having an international collaboration, Finally, the authors of this analysis provide a comparison among their findings in different geographically distant places in the world.
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Stuart Lachs: 'Two Views Of The Dalai Lama: High-level Bodhisattva And Transactional Political Figure'2022 •
Stuart Lachs' response to a critique leveled by moderator Tenzin Peljor (aka Tenpel or Michael Jäckel) and author Joanne Clark on the blog Diffi-cult. This essay includes a discussion of the 14th Dalai Lama's involvement in a campaign against Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's extradition from Great Britain, to be tried in Spain for his regime's human rights violations. Please note that Stuart Lachs is the sole author of this paper.
Dalai Lama the 13th visited Mongolia in 1904-1906. His visit greatly encouraged national sentiment of Mongolians and their resolve to get rid from Manchu Qing domination and fight for the independence.
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