{"title":"His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e14th Dalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(born\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLhamo Thondup\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6 July 1935; full spiritual name:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso\u003c\/b\u003e, shortened as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenzin Gyatso\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the incumbent Dalai Lama,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e. He served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of\u003cspan\u003e  Tibet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore 1959, and subsequently led the Tibetan government in exile represented by the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e India\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"289\" width=\"289\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0464\/1701\/9034\/files\/IMG_7334.jpg?v=1782273202\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA belief central to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as well as the institution of the Dalai Lama is that the reincarnated person is a living Bodhisattva, specifically an emanation of Avalokitesvara\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Avalokiteśvara\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(in Sanskrit) or Chenrezig (in Tibetan), the Bodhisattva of Compassion.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Mongolicword\u003cspan\u003e D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ealai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eocean.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 14th Dalai Lama is also known to Tibetans as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGyalwa Rinpoche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"The Precious Jewel-like Buddha-Master\"),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKundun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"The Presence\"), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYizhin Norbu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"The Wish-Fulfilling Gem\"). His devotees, as well as much of the Western world, often call him\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis Holiness the Dalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the leader and a monk of the newest Gelug\u003ca title=\"Gelug\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gelug\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eschool of Tibetan Buddhism.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"187\" width=\"331\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0464\/1701\/9034\/files\/IMG_1755.jpg?v=1782273201\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 14th Dalai Lama was born to a farming family in Taktser\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eHongya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evillage), in the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo\u003ca title=\"Amdo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amdo\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, at the time a Chinese frontier district.  \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe was selected as the tulku\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937, and formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1939.  \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs with the recognition process for his predecessor, a Golden Urn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eselection process was waived and approved by the Nationalist government of China. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHis enthronement ceremony was held in Lhasa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 22 February 1940.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFollowing the Battle of Chamdo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e in which PRC forces annexed Central Tibet, the Tibetan government, the Ganden Phodrang, invested the Dalai Lama with temporal duties on 17 November 1950 (at 15 years of age), which he held until his exile in 1959.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-ddef1_24-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"235\" width=\"347\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0464\/1701\/9034\/files\/IMG_9442.jpg?v=1782273201\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1959 Tibetan uprising\u003ca title=\"1959 Tibetan uprising\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1959_Tibetan_uprising\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the Dalai Lama escaped to India, where he continues to live. On 29 April 1959, the Dalai Lama established the independent Tibetan government in exile in the north Indian hill station of Mussoorie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mussoorie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mussoorie\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which then moved in May 1960 to Dharamshala, where he resides. He retired as political head in 2011 to make way for a democratic government, the Central Tibetan Administration\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Dalai Lama advocates for the welfare of Tibetans and since the early 1970s has called for the Middle Way Approach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith China to peacefully resolve the issue of TibetThis policy, adopted democratically by the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people through long discussions, seeks to find a middle ground, \"a practical approach and mutually beneficial to both Tibetans and Chinese, in which Tibetans can preserve their culture and religion and uphold their identity\", and China's assertion of sovereignty over Tibet, aiming to address the interests of both parties through dialogue and communication and for Tibet to remain a part of China.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg height=\"355\" width=\"355\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0464\/1701\/9034\/files\/H_H_Dalia_Lama_2.jpg?v=1782271840\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUp until his mid-80s, the Dalai Lama travelled worldwide to give Tibetan Mahayana abd Vajrayana\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBuddhism teachings, and his Kalachakra\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eteachings and initiations were international events. He also attended conferences on a wide range of subjects, including the relationship between religion and science, met with other world leaders, religious leaders, philosophers, and scientists, online and in-person. Since 2018, he has continued to teach on a reduced schedule, limiting his travel to within India only, and occasionally addressing international audiences via live webcast.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e His work includes focus on the environment,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e economics, women's rights, non-violence, interfaith dialogue,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e physics, astronomm, Buddism and science, cognitive neuroscience, reproductive health and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0464\/1701\/9034\/files\/IMG_6825.jpg?v=1782273202\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nobel Peace Prize\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Peace_Prize\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1989.  Time Magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enamed the Dalai Lama Gandhi's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e spiritual heir to nonviolence.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-37\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/14th_Dalai_Lama#cite_note-37\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in New Delhi unanimously recognised the Dalai Lama's contributions to global peace, his lifelong efforts in uniting Buddhist communities worldwide, and bestowed upon him the title of \"Universal Supreme Leader of the Buddhist World\"; they also designated 6 July, his birthday, as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversal Day of Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e.  In addition, an Indian MP delegation led by Sujeet Kumar, Memeber of PArliament, Rajya Sabha\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas advocated for the Dalai Lama to receive the Bharat Ratna,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe highest civilian honour in India.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Hebbar_40-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"Early_life_and_background\"\u003eMind Life Institute\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind \u0026amp; Life Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a US-registered, not for propfit 501c organization \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e founded in 1991 to establish the field of contemplative sciences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contemplative neuroscience\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Contemplative_neuroscience\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Based in Charlottesville, Va., the institute “brings science and contemplative wisdom together to better understand the mind and create positive change in the world.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Over three decades, Mind \u0026amp; Life has played a key role in the mindfulness meditation movement by funding research projects and think tanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and by convening conferences and dialogues \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the Dalai Lama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.   Since 2020, Mind \u0026amp; Life's grant-making, events, and digital programs have sought to nurture personal wellbeing, build more compassionate communities, and strengthen the human–earth connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-seed-of-compassion-lessons-from-the-life-and-teachings-of-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-by-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-bao-luu-hardcover","title":"The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Bao Luu  (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith simple, powerful text, the Dalai Lama shares the universalist teachings of treating one another with compassion, which Bao Luu illustrates beautifully in vibrant color. In an increasingly confusing world, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Seed of Compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e offers guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness to it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. Born in 1935 to a poor farming family, he was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama. He has been a passionate advocate for a secular universal approach to cultivating fundamental human values. The Dalai Lama travels extensively, promoting kindness and compassion, interfaith understanding, respect for the environment, and, above all, world peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBao Luu was born in Vietnam and currently lives in the United States. As an artist, he focuses on color and texture in his unique illustrations. He is honored to be illustrating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Seed of Compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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