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The Dalai Lama - A Simple Tibetan Monk

submitted by gwaan

1 decade 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago

He calls himself a simple Tibetan monk, but he is far more than that to his people and most of the Buddhist world.

He is a Nobel Peace laureate who has had to live in exile in northern India since he fled his homeland as a teenager.

Tenzin Gyatso, known around the world simply as The Dalai Lama was the first Tibetan spiritual leader to travel to the West.

It is a trend he has continued as he regularly meets with world leaders to publicise the cause for a free Tibet.

Tibet is governed by China and the Dalai Lama has led a government in exile in Dharamsala, in northern India since fleeing his homeland in 1959.

Tenzin Gyatso has had a colourful life from an early age. He was taken from his family around the age of two, for intensive training, after being identified as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. He was enthroned as Tibet's head of state at the age of 15.

In 1989, this simple monk – to use his words – was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for a peaceful resolution in the struggle for a free Tibet.

You can watch the second part here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwgCYKqEigQ

4 Comments

He's also a theocratic dictator, whose goal is to return to power over what we in the west would call "multitudes of uneducated slaves."

What do you really know about the Dalai Lama, other than the fact that he's a religious leader who wants control of his country? (He also doesn't believe in killing, I'll give you that.)

A similar situation occurred in Iran, also during the 19th century. The difference was, the religious leader didn't appeal as much to Americans for support, and instead of holding the titles "Dalai Lama," he's known as the "Ayatollah," effectively equivalent positions.

there's a good article about that :

http://michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html

johnald128 says...

statueofmike it isnt correct what you say about a 'theocratic dictator', he tells it straight in this very video that he doesnt believe he's anything more than a normal person. buddhists dont even believe in a god do they? or it's irrelevant to their philosopies...

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