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Biography

Name: Dalai Lama
Variant Name: Lhamo Thondup
Birth Date: July 6, 1935
Place of Birth: Taktser, Tibet
Nationality: Tibet
Gender: Male
Occupations: religious leader

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Biography of Dalai Lama
1,641 words, approx. 6 pages
The Dalai Lama (Lhamo Thondup; born 1935), the 14th in a line of Buddhist spiritual and temporal leaders of Tibet, fled to India during the revolt against Chinese control in 1959 and from exile promoted Tibetan religious and cultural traditions. The...


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Dalai Lama Summary
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The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan Buddhist peoples, by whom he is regarded as the earthly manifestation of Chenrezi, the bodhisattva ("incarnating deity") of compassion. Each Dalai Lama is regarded as...
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Dalai Lama Summary
2,332 words, approx. 8 pages
DALAI LAMA, title of the spiritual and formerly political leader of the Tibetan people, is a combination of the Mongolian dalai ("ocean"), signifying profound knowledge, and the Tibetan blama ("religious teacher"). The title...
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Dalai Lama Information
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Dalai Lama calls for Tibetan referendum
11/27/2007: 907 words, approx. 3 pages
The Dalai Lama said Tuesday the Tibetan people will vote on a new system of leadership before he dies, as Tibetan Buddhists grapple with ways to prevent their spiritual leaders from falling under Chinese control.China has ruled the Himalayan nation of Tibet with a heavy...
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Dalai Lama becomes Emory professor
10/22/2007: 385 words, approx. 1 pages
The Dalai Lama was formally installed as a professor at Emory University on Monday as Tibetan monks wearing moon-shaped yellow hats chanted and played cymbals, gongs and horns.The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, whose face is recognized around the world, now is the bearer of...
 


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