Tibet

a good reputation in the West. However, Chinese people hate him and accuse him of hypocrisy. So the Dalai Lama has two different reputations. The Dalai Lama is the Tibetans’ political and spiritual leader. He is the most important leader in Tibet. The Dalai Lama is a monk of the Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso. Tenzin Gyatso was born Lhamo Thondup on July 6, 1935, in Taktser, China. He has been a monk all his life.

Political leaders have come to power in a variety of ways. Mahatma Gandhi and Dalai Lama are two major leaders that had their own religious beliefs, had interesting life experiences, and had many struggles throughout their lives. Mahatma Gandhi and Dalai Lama have their own similarities and differences. Such as they both fought in a nonviolent way. Gandhi was a political leader who had changed in many ways. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known as ‘Mahatma’ which means the great soul. Gandhi was

According to The Washington Post website, China does not want Mongolia to allow the 14th Dalai Lama, a Buddhist monk of Tibet, to come for a visit. China believes that the Dalai Lama, also known as Tenzin Gyatso, has a purpose of separating Tibet and China. They do not want China to provide any form of support for this spiritual leader. The article does state that Dalai Lama’s has spoken up saying that this visit is “purely religious nature and no meetings with officials are planned. This event is

Depending on where we come from, we seem to always think that being part of a particular country gives us some sort of status. If we travel to a foreign country, people often judge us on the country we come from and already have an opinion, before even having learnt more about us. An African man might think a person is wealthy, because he comes from a European country, but a European could just as easily assume a Russian man is wealthier than him… There are various stereotypes and clichés, often

The Dalai Lama’s captivating life story is about his journey as the political leader of Tibet, as well as an equally important religious leader. He goal in this autobiography is to “counter Chinese claims and misinformation”, which includes describing the horrific brutalities the Tibetan people suffered because of Communist China’s invasion. His exile to India is explored along with the freedom that it provided to the Dalai Lama. His belief that respecting humanity along with having compassion can

TRASFORMATIONAL LEADER DALAI LAMA Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama of his country Tibet. Dalai Lamas are important Buddhist monk who are the spiritual and political leader of their country. Tenzin was chosen as Dalai Lama when he was 2 years old, so since childhood he has been treated as a leader and important figure in Tibet. His leadership was acquired not achieved but at the age of 23 was awarded the highest doctorate degree in Buddhist philosophy. By acquiring these knowledges made him wiser

When the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) invaded Tibet in 1950, the US considered it possible or even probable that the PRC would use Tibet as a launching pad to expand Communism into the rest of South and Southeast Asia, an early appearance of what

States. Germany split in half as a result of World War II and then reunited over forty years later. One country that has experienced tremendous crisis and upheaval on a scale even greater than these European nations, yet often goes unnoticed, is Tibet. Tibet enjoyed peace and autonomy until 1949 when Chinese Communists invaded the country under the guise of the "Peaceful Liberation." Coveting Tibet’s vast natural resources and strategic

      The Dalai Lama's biography His Holiness the 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion. The Dalai

As I was mindlessly scrolling through my news feed, I took an extra glance at a video titled ‘Lady Gaga and the Dalai Lama talk kindness’. Needless to say I didn’t pay much attention to it. Not too long afterwards it was announced that Lady Gaga is now banned from China because of that video. This sparked my interest quite a bit actually and I wanted to know more. The video itself showed nothing offensive or jaw dropping, yet still the Chinese government took the liberty of firewalling the video