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Who Is Tenzin Gyatso A Hero

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The Eastern world is full of revolutionary events with few to stand up and lead the people it is no wonder those who do, are considered heroes. Unlike villains who are revered and remembered for their heinous doings heroes are the light in the dark world society calls home. Finally without real world heroes who would our children look up to and strive to become? Through compassion, empathy, and kindness this man was able to appeal the masses and raise money to help children in poverty stricken countries; Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Not all hero beginnings are awe inspiring, from humble origins, Tenzin was born on July 6, 1935, to farmers; father Chroekgang Tsering and mother Diki Tsering, he had 4 brothers and 2 sisters that survived infancy, and was the second oldest. Recognized at the age of 2 as the 14th Dalai Lama by Thubten Gyatso, the 13th Dalai Lama, Tenzin made his journey to the Kumbum monastery where at the ripe age of 6 began to study Buddhism. “There now began a somewhat unhappy period of my life.” Tenzin explains, leaving his parents and the rest of the family behind to pursue greater things. The curriculum consisted of 5 major subjects s: Prajnaparimita, the perfection of wisdom; Madhyamika, the philosophy of the middle …show more content…

That’s why the Dalai Lama promotes with great enthusiasm the act of kindness between one another. There are many ways to go about kindness: through action or through forgiveness. One example of this that the Dalai Lama has portrayed is his forgiveness of China and their actions towards Tibet in the 20th century: conquering and killing many Tibetans, forcing many to leave their home country in order to merely survive. Tenzin has iterated many times kindness towards the human race will bring society together regardless of race, culture, nationality, religion,

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