The Dalai Lama is a religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He is its highest spiritual teacher of the Gelugpa school.
"Dalai" is original from Mongolian which means "ocean" and "Lama" is original from Tibetan which means "the highest principle".
A new Dalai Lama is said to be the re-born old Dalai Lama. The line goes back to 1391.
Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government.
The current Dalai Lama is His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso (b July 6, 1935). He was born Lhamo Dondup on July 6, 1935 on a straw mat in a cowshed to a farming and horse trading family.
He was formally enthroned on November 17, 1950, during the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
"Dalai" is original from Mongolian which means "ocean" and "Lama" is original from Tibetan which means "the highest principle".
A new Dalai Lama is said to be the re-born old Dalai Lama. The line goes back to 1391.
Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government.
The current Dalai Lama is His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso (b July 6, 1935). He was born Lhamo Dondup on July 6, 1935 on a straw mat in a cowshed to a farming and horse trading family.
He was formally enthroned on November 17, 1950, during the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
In 1959, tensions in Tibet boiled over. After China's 1950 invasion and a controversial autonomy agreement, Tibetans feared the Dalai Lama's capture. In March 1959, protests erupted in Lhasa. To protect himself and Tibetan Buddhism, the young Dalai Lama fled Lhasa on March 17th, disguised as a soldier, beginning a dangerous trek to exile in India. China responded forcefully, quelling the uprising and maintaining control over Tibet. After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India on March 31, 1959.
The Dalai Lama was on the CIA's payroll from the late 1950s until 1974, reportedly receiving $180,000 a year.
The Dalai Lama shook hands with Pope John Paul during a private audience in Vatican City on October 9, 1980. It was a historic meeting, as the two leaders were from very different religious and cultural backgrounds. However, they found common ground in their shared commitment to peace and compassion. The two leaders met again several times over the years, and they developed a close friendship.
The Dalai Lama was awarded the Noble Peace Prize on October 5, 1989, for his nonviolent campaign to end Chinese domination of Tibet. He accepted it "on behalf of the oppressed everywhere and all those who struggle for freedom and work for world peace and the people of Tibet."
The Dalai Lama shook hands with Pope John Paul during a private audience in Vatican City on October 9, 1980. It was a historic meeting, as the two leaders were from very different religious and cultural backgrounds. However, they found common ground in their shared commitment to peace and compassion. The two leaders met again several times over the years, and they developed a close friendship.
Panchen Lama is one of the most important figures in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, with its spiritual authority second only to Dalai Lama. Its their job to find and recognize each other's reincarnation. 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, was recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama on May 14, 1995. Within three days, he and his family were kidnapped by the Chinese Government and a proxy was replaced him. He has not been seen in public since.
The Dalai Lama has a hobby of collecting and repairing watches and loves photography, and developing his own photographs.
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| Dalai Lama in 2012 by *christopher* - Flickr: Wikipedia Commons |
Unlike most Buddhist monks, the Dalai Lama is a meat eater. In the 1960s, he tried being vegetarian for a bit but had to give it up after he got sick with hepatitis.
The Dalai Lama alternates between vegetarianism and meat eating. If he is in the company of meat-eaters, he is happy to eat meat. The White House once offered him a vegetarian menu and he declined.
The Dalai Lama is frightened of caterpillars.
Even though the Dalai Lama can’t swim, his greatest fear is being eaten by a shark.
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The Dalai Lama alternates between vegetarianism and meat eating. If he is in the company of meat-eaters, he is happy to eat meat. The White House once offered him a vegetarian menu and he declined.
The Dalai Lama is frightened of caterpillars.
Even though the Dalai Lama can’t swim, his greatest fear is being eaten by a shark.
Source Wikipedia
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