Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/, /ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso...
NationalityTibetan
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth6 July 1935
CityTaktser, Tibet
spiritual struggle teaching
Up to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of the Buddha Teaching and the freedom of Tibet are very much related. In this particular struggle, there is no problem with many monks and nuns, including myself, joining.
party dalai
If the Dalai Lama joins one party, then that makes it hard for the system to work.
spiritual great-spiritual secular
Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me.
war natural
We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.
real struggle tibetan
For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.
thinking long different
Of course, there are different truths on different levels. Things are true relative to other things; "long" and "short" relate to each other, "high" and "low," and so on. But is there any absolute truth? Something self-sufficient, independently true in itself? I don't think so.
I do not want to carry any public position.
compassion irritation months
One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.
buddhist simple special
I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk.
problem breakthrough unthinkable
Look at South Africa, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. They still have many problems, setbacks as well as breakthroughs, but basically changes have happened that were considered unthinkable a decade ago.
thinking track community
I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track.
buddhist political independence
Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4 million Tibetans in our two eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham.
responsibility ancient protect
My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.
violence justified circumstances
Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.