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Dalai Lama Research Paper

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“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 Tibetan government was in the process to find the new incarnation of the Dalai Lama. When Lhamo was just two years old. Several signs gave away to members of the search party and eventually, they reached to the Kumbum monastery to find the new Dalai Lama. The Tibetan government ran into him where he identified the belongings of the 13th Dalai Lama. He was recognized to become the 14th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. Llhamo was renamed to Tenzin Gyatso after he took political power. (DalaiLama.com)
He began monastic education at the age of 6. He was isolated from his family and unfamiliar with his surroundings at first. At 25 years of age, he received the Geshe Lharampa degree which is the equivalent to the highest doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. Dalai Lama led a collaboration between Buddhis monks and world-renowned scientists to help individuals achieve peace of mind. He studied in …show more content…

His focus now is on moral responsibility as an advocate for world peace which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. His focus is also expressed in the hope of his teachings taught in schools, noting that his messages of compassion is not exclusive to Buddhism but for, “All major religions teach the practice of compassion, love, forgiveness, and tolerance. If people . . . really, seriously, sincerely follow their own tradition, then [this] brings inner peace; through that way, genuine peace.”

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