Dalai Lama is the head monk and traditional ruler of the chief Buddhism in Tibet . The current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, since 1950. There are different views of Dalai Lama. While the West and Tibet admire and adores him, China has a whole opposite view of him, believing him to be a hypocrite and consider him in a negative way. His reputations and presumptions of him were shaped by different reasons.
The Dalai Lama is well received in the west, much to delight of Tibet. His chrematistic personality and his several speeches of non-violence, peace, women rights, the right and independence of Tibet , and sexuality has made him one of the world's most important religious figure, especially in the west . Dalai Lama, himself has adopted the western
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The western media often portray Dalai Lama on positive manners, pointing out his 'smiling' and peaceful character. Here's example of how some journalist describe The Dalai Lama: "You notice, fleetingly, that the Dalai Lama's hands are exquisite. His long, slender fingers close gently around each other as he earnestly listens to you. Suddenly his hands open wide, then pull together in a hollow clap as he breaks forth into laughter. It is true that His Holiness does love to laugh. Whether in rippling giggles or a clear open gale, his sense of joy pervades his entire being. While he may roar briefly in response to something you have said, never do you feel ridiculed, for this great monk is laughing beyond irony or personal psychology. And his outburst is generally accompanied by a reassuring comment which clarifies the profound depth of his humor. His is an unaffected, unselfconscious …show more content…
This is just a brief example of how many journalists describe Dalai Lama and his personality.
It is not only Dalai Lama's personality and his activities that have set an impression on the West, but also Buddhism which has gained many followers. The Dalai Lama is perhaps the most popular Buddhist teacher in the world, which has attracted many western people in the west. However, Dalai Lama has stated that it's not required to change religion, but he still thinks that every individual should incline to their own religion and build them self "spiritually" .
However, the Buddhism tradition and lifestyle has fascinated many western. It's perhaps the peaceful way of living that had attracted many western people. Buddhism teaches "Karma", which mean that your action in your previous life will affect you in your present life and future. If you have been a good human being in the past, it will likely be effectively in your daily life. Although, Buddhism is much different from other religions as Islam, Judaism and Christianity its "spiritually life of living" has gained many followers and acceptance. It is uncertain if this massive increase of followers may have been affected by the Dalai
These two major figures influenced the lifestyle of billions of people from all over the world. Throughout the book Hanh shows a deeper connection between Christianity and Buddhism by renewing the reader's understanding of the main importances of the two religions. Hanh also highlights the importance of being open minded about other religions and emphasizes that people need to be open to the commonalities and or similarities seen
For many centuries, a religion and philosophy founded in India (c.525 B.C.) by Siddhartha Gautama flourished along the Silk Road as it impacted the way of living. The transformation of the religion, Buddhism, varied in different ideas and was heavily influenced by its teachings throughout Asia. After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, principles of the Buddha offered great comfort to China and changed the views of the world (Docs 1 & 5). In other areas such as Indonesia and Pakistan, architecture was also transformed into a form of Buddhism as other cultures were mixed into structures and items (Docs 2, 4 & 7). Moreover, the teachings of the Buddha also changes to a sense of practice towards education and empowerment throughout the Asian continent
He has a negative view on Buddha itself. Another person that felt negative about Buddhism was a Confucian scholar named Han Yu. In Document 4 he says that Buddhism came from the barbarian people. Since the religion has no history of China, he believes that it should not be apart of China.
Buddhism has extensively shaped Australian society, where diverse cultures can practice Buddhist teachings
Buddhism is a religion founded in the 5th century, by Buddha the person who then helped spread it into places like India and much of China and continuing to spread into some parts of Asia. The vast amount of trading routes such as the silk road in Asia helped Buddha and his views spread. This new religion clashed with other great religions such as Christianity causing some’s responses to Buddhism to be alarming. However, these were only a small amount of responses, the greater response to Buddhism in China was very positive with many supporting the idea that Buddha brought which was peace and enlighten.
Buddhism offered a comforting and stable option for all including aristocrats and upper-class citizens in times of
Religions have existed for millenniums, cultivation and sculpting the old world into what it is today. Each religion is unique in its own sense, meaning that each religion is its own mix, it’s own jam. Every one of these jams, or religions, have been spread across nations. Some jams are smooth like butter, finding easy acceptance and even easier assimilation, whereas some jams are chunky and laden with difficulties. Buddhism’s jam was one of interesting circumstance, containing a vary of smooth and chunky consistency.
Being a nobel prize winner he is one of the most courageous people in the
In the non-fiction book The Book of Joy, by Douglas Abrams, Abrams is interviewing two of the world’s most well-known religious leaders, His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the breezy mountains of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh in India, about the road to joy, its true meaning, and how to experience it and keep it in your emotions frequently. Abrams, the narrator of the book, writes about the questions he asked the two joyful, sagacious men, the replies he received, his opinions and thoughts concerning the answers he was given, and Abrams even elaborated and expanded on everything to aid the readers in understanding more easily and told stories of his own that related to the subject at hand. The Dalai Lama
Buddhism instantly strikes the interest of nature and finding the underlying truth of it. In the 1950s, Buddhism is like a fresh breath of air being able to escape the life of the ordinary through communism and consumerism. Meanwhile escaping ordinary society,
Tibetan question, from the beginning of the 1300’s right through history until the present day there has been a constant struggle between China and Tibet and whether China has the right to exploit Tibet politically and economically. The Mongol Dynasty expanded across Asia, and through this they covered the province of Tibet when the empire receded, Tibet was still a part of China. Through the progression of history there has been a constant struggle between the two nations. Tibet is one of the richest nations in the world in terms of its resources and China on the other is struggling severely because their ever-expanding population and the decline in resources such as water and minerals. China refers to Tibet as a province within the country
And encouraged people for their religion and he even made such an influence on many people that they became buddhas(Doc
Further in his essay he continues by comparing the similarities between different religion. In one part he compares the “Mahayana Buddhist concept of Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya and the Christian trinity of God as Father, Son and the Holy Spirit” (444). Although he states that the three concepts are similar to the Christian trinity, but he doesn't explain further how it is similar and the reasons behind the concepts. On the contrary, Dalai Lama explains that the important point is to spread love and compassion,patience,tolerance,humility,forgiveness, and all the spiritual qualities of human
For example : Dalai Lama has different reputations as a leader and a human rights activist as well, but his reputation is not seen as this picture everywhere because his reputation is different in the west , in his home Tibet and in his enemy 's base China and myths and truths. According to enotes, the Dalai Lama’s reputation in his native Tibet is a product of the stature that accompanies that designation. Born Lhamo Dondrub on July 6, 1935, he was officially recognized on November 17, 1950 as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, making him His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of a deeply religious Buddhist country and, as such, he commands a great deal of respect
It also became an agent of mental and practical liberation to the oppressed peoples and of economic development to the disadvantaged peoples. “Engaged Buddhism” is defined by the intention of Buddhists of whatever sect to apply the values and teachings of Buddhism, especially compassion and love, to the problems of society in a nonviolent way, and are motivated by concern for others’ welfare, and is served as a channel to express their own Buddhist practices. So, “Engaged Buddhism” is neither a new Buddhist sect nor does it belong to one of the established sects. This engagement is not detached from Buddhist spirituality, but it is a modern phenomenon to express their Buddhism spirits and values to the problems of society (King, The Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism, 2005). On the other hand, the reason of emergence of “Engaged Buddhism” was similar to the third problem Taixu discovered as I mentioned above.