The Dalai Lama (or in Tibetan “tabla’i blama”)
The Dalai Lama is for the Tibetan people the spiritual leader of Tibet. From the XVII to the middle of XX, he was at the head of the Tibetan government. Nowadays he rules the Tibetan central Administration.
The Dalai Lama has got three main commitments in his life:
- His Holiness first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. All human beings are the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who do not believe in religion recognize the importance of these human values in making their life happier.
- His Holiness second commitment is the promotion of religious harmony and understanding among the world's major religious traditions. Despite philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. Therefore it is important for all religious traditions to respect one another and recognize the value of each other's traditions.
- His Holiness is a Tibetan and carries the name of the Dalai Lama. Tibetans trust him. Therefore, his third commitment is to the Tibetan issue. His Holiness has a responsibility to act as the free spokesperson of the Tibetans in their struggle for justice.
According to the Tibetan Buddhist doctrine, each human being is reincarnated in other one after its death. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of the last Dalai Lama, who represents Buddha and the other Dalai Lamas.
The Dalai Lama is for the Tibetan people the spiritual leader of Tibet. From the XVII to the middle of XX, he was at the head of the Tibetan government. Nowadays he rules the Tibetan central Administration.
The Dalai Lama has got three main commitments in his life:
- His Holiness first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. All human beings are the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who do not believe in religion recognize the importance of these human values in making their life happier.
- His Holiness second commitment is the promotion of religious harmony and understanding among the world's major religious traditions. Despite philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. Therefore it is important for all religious traditions to respect one another and recognize the value of each other's traditions.
- His Holiness is a Tibetan and carries the name of the Dalai Lama. Tibetans trust him. Therefore, his third commitment is to the Tibetan issue. His Holiness has a responsibility to act as the free spokesperson of the Tibetans in their struggle for justice.
According to the Tibetan Buddhist doctrine, each human being is reincarnated in other one after its death. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of the last Dalai Lama, who represents Buddha and the other Dalai Lamas.
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