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Dalai Lama (UK: / ˈ d æ l aɪ ˈ l ɑː m ə /, US: / ˈ d ɑː l aɪ /; Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Wylie: Tā la'i bla ma [táːlɛː láma]) is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Congratulating the President of India on Her Birthday. June 20, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - On the occasion of her 66th birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to President Droupadi Murmu to offer his greetings and his wishes for her good health, happiness and success in leading this great and ancient country.
Head of the Tibetan Administration for Tibetans-in-exile; In office: 14 June 1991 – 2011: Head of State of Tibet [dubious – discuss]; In office: 10 March 1963 – 13 June 1991: Director of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region; In office
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet.
Jul 10, 2024 · Dalai Lama, head of the dominant Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists and, until 1959, both spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. He has lived in exile since Tibetans staged an unsuccessful revolt against communist Chinese forces occupying the country.
Sep 15, 2022 · 1935-present Who Is Dalai Lama? The Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Thondup on July 6, 1935 in Taktser, China. At age 15, he assumed political power of Tibet as the Dalai Lama.
Jul 7, 2024 · 14th Dalai Lama, title of the Tibetan Buddhist monk who was the 14th Dalai Lama but the first to become a global figure, largely for his advocacy of Buddhism and of the rights of the people of Tibet. He dispensed with much of the pomp surrounding the office, describing himself as a ‘simple Buddhist monk.’
The Dalai Lamas are believed by Tibetan Buddhists to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet.
Teachings for Young Tibetans - second day. June 4, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - After His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in the Tsuglagkhang this morning, the second session of teachings for young Tibetans opened with the recitation of a verse of admiration for His Holiness and his accomplishments.
Sep 21, 2006 · Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1935 and recognised as the reincarnation of Thubten Gyatso at a young age.
