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The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers. In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is belie...
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The Dalai Lama is the leading monk in Tibetan Buddhism and was head of government in Tibet until China took control in 1951. Tenzin Gyatso, is the fourteenth Dalai Lama, and has been the Tibetan leader in exile since 1959.
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According to Buddhist belief, Dalai Lama is reincarnated repeatedly instead of moving on. When a Dalai Lama dies, High Lamas and Tibetan government work together to find his reincarnation. Choosing a Dalai Lama. ... The Dalai Lama is the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism, and traditionally he was responsible for governing...
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The institution of the Dalai Lama is a relatively recent one. There have been only 14 Dalai Lamas in the history of Buddhism. ... The Dalai Lama ... Choosing a Dalai Lama...
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As you'll know, China sees the current Dalai Lama as its enemy. But it also knows that he is 73 years old. So, the Communist Party has already worked out what it will do when the Dalai Lama dies - and it expects Gyaltsen Norbu to play ... Wow, so this is the democractic process of choosing the future leader of tibet.
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when it became necessary, In 1841, to discover a successor to the late Dalai Lama, will be sufficient to illustrate this system. On that occasion the names of four miraculously-born infants... [ END OF FIRST PARAGRAPH ]
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Teachings & Talks ... Messages / Speeches ... Visit Chinese Site...
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Beijing rejected his choice and installed a child of its own choosing. The Dalai Lama's choice has not been seen in public since. Earlier this year, the Dalai Lama announced that the Reting Lama, another important monk, had not yet been reborn, and the 2-year-old boy installed by China could not be the true reincarnation.
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When will the next dalai lama be chosen? How is the dalai lama chosen and trained? Who is the dalai lama and how was he chosen? Secret set of criteria for choosing a new dalai lama? What are some interesting facts about the Dalai Lama?
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