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This 12 page paper explores the role of the Dalai Lama, and how his "office" fits into the structure of Buddhism as practiced in Tibet. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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of the Dalai Lama, and how his "office" fits into the structure of Buddhism as practiced in Tibet. The Office The Dalai Lama is accepted as the spiritual
and political leader of Tibet, a practice that started in the 17th century (Jackson, 2001). However, there have been Dalai Lamas since the 15th century; apparently it is the
practice of combining the two leadership roles that has evolved more recently. For most of those who practice Tibetan Buddhism, "the Dalai Lama is a figure at once both
divine and human: he assumes the form of an ordinary Buddhist monk, but is, in fact, an enlightened Buddha who has consciously taken rebirth in order to help suffering beings"
(Jackson, 2001). The current Dalai Lama, born Tenzin Gyatso, is a charming, cheerful man with a broad smile and a twinkle in his eye who has captivated people around
the world. The Man His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, to give him his full title, was born Lhama Dhondrub on July 6, 1935in in the town of
Taktser, which lies in north-eastern Tibet (His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, 2005). At the age of two he was recognized "as the incarnation of the 13th
Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso" (His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, 2005). Upon recognition, " Lhama Dhondrub was renamed Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, and is
referred to as Yeshe Norbu, the Wishfulfilling Gem or Kundun (Dalai Lama, 2005). The title "Dalai Lama" is a Mongolian term meaning "Ocean of Wisdom" and "the Dalai Lamas
are manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Chenrezig. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have postponed their own nirvana and chosen to take rebirth to serve humanity" (His Holiness the 14th
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