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 BIGpedia - Dalai Lama - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online
The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
As the most powerful figure in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama has received the highest teachings and empowerments of all the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama is also the most respected and venerated Tibetan Buddhist religious leader; in English, his followers and many others use "His Holiness" (or HH) as a prefix in his title.
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 Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama - encyclopedia article about Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama.
Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be the present incarnation of Avalokitesvara ("Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion.
Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government, controlling a large portion of the country from the capital Lhasa.
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 Dalai Lama - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama (dä`lī lä`mə) [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism, form of Buddhism prevailing in the Tibet region of China, Bhutan, the state of Sikkim in India, Mongolia, and parts of Siberia and SW China.
The religion is derived from the Indian Mahayana form of Buddhism, but much of its ritual is based on the esoteric mysticism of Tantra and on the ancient shamanism and sorcery of Bon, a primitive animistic religion of Tibet.
It is sometimes called Lamaism, from the name of the Tibetan monks, the lamas [superior ones].
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 Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ HigherPower.org
Lhamo Thondup was recognised as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and renamed Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso ("Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate, Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom").
As well as being the most influential spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama traditionally claims to be Tibet's Head of State and most important political ruler.
Tenzin Gyatso is the first Dalai Lama to travel to the West, where he has helped to spread Buddhism.
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 AllRefer.com - Dalai Lama (Buddhism, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Dalai Lama[dA´lI lA´mu] Pronunciation Key [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
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 The dalai lama - The Dalai Lama and scientists unite to study meditation (May 23, 2001)
The Dalai Lama was in Washington, DC, earlier this month, meeting with The purpose of meditation, added the Dalai Lama, is not to cure physical ailments
An interview of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama where he speaks on happiness, compassion and Buddhahood.
From Lhasa to Dharamsala, a Westerner pieces together the poignant puzzle of Tibetan Buddhism and its exalted leader in exile.
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 Dalai Lama: Tutte le informazioni su Dalai Lama su Encyclopedia.it
Dalai Lama è il titolo della massima autorità temporale del buddhismo tibetano, che rappresenta la reincarnazione del Buddha della compassione Avalokiteswara (tib.
1.936), XIV Dalai Lama; vive in esilio a Dharamsala (vedi governo tibetano in esilio), in India, dal 1959, in seguito alla conquista cinese del Tibet (1949 - 1941), di cui era la massima autorità e aveva come sua residenza ufficiale il palazzo del Potala.
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