Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/, /ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso...
NationalityTibetan
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth6 July 1935
CityTaktser, Tibet
party political monk
But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice.
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If an individual has a calm state of mind, that person's attitudes and views will be calm and tranquil even in the presence of great agitation.
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The message of love and peace can be spread by constant dialogue and interaction between scholars of various religions.
problem breakthrough unthinkable
Look at South Africa, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. They still have many problems, setbacks as well as breakthroughs, but basically changes have happened that were considered unthinkable a decade ago.
loss sometimes monument
In our own case, we don't consider the loss of a monastery or a monument the end of our entire way of life. If one monastery is destroyed, sometimes it happens.
buddhism violence justify
I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.
spiritual teacher real
Maybe, just maybe, I would like to become a real spiritual teacher, a working lama!
creativity long people
Not so long ago people believed in ideologies, systems, and institutions to save all societies. Today, they have given up such hopes and have returned to relying on the individual, on individual freedom, individual initiative, individual creativity.
bring cultural genocide link motivated order railway taking useful
Some kind of cultural genocide is taking place. In general, a railway link is very useful in order to develop, but not when politically motivated to bring about demographic change.
buddhist powerful thinking
It may seem unrealistic to think we can ever become free from hatred, but Buddhists have systematic methods for gradually developing a tolerance powerful enough to give such freedom.
buddhist effort kind
We have made a great effort to maintain all levels of Buddhist education; it has helped us have a kind of renaissance, really.
buddhist political independence
Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4 million Tibetans in our two eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham.
buddhist war
Since we became Buddhist, we have lived in peace with them. We did not invade them. We did not want them to invade us. We have never declared war on China.
serious accepting consequence
If there were really serious consequences if I did not accept, then of course I would do whatever was necessary. But in general I really prefer some freedom.