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| − | The Dalai Lama is regarded by Tibetans as one of a succession of incarnations of the | + | The Dalai Lama is regarded by Tibetans as one of a succession of incarnations of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig ("the Seeing-Eye" Lord), who long has been considered to be the patron deity of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama, [[Tenzin Gyatso]] is the 14th incarnation of Chenrezig, and is both the head of state of Tibet and the spiritual leader of Tibetan [[Buddhism]] . His holiness has lived in exile in [[Dharamsala]], which is located in northern [[India]], since 1950. Dharamsala has been the seat of the Tibetan political administration since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200105/07_newsroom_dalai/bios.shtml Thirteen Previous Dalai Lamas] | *[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200105/07_newsroom_dalai/bios.shtml Thirteen Previous Dalai Lamas] | ||
*[http://www.dalailama.com/ Official web page of the 14th Dalai Lama] | *[http://www.dalailama.com/ Official web page of the 14th Dalai Lama] | ||
Revision as of 00:00, March 17, 2007
The Dalai Lama is regarded by Tibetans as one of a succession of incarnations of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig ("the Seeing-Eye" Lord), who long has been considered to be the patron deity of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th incarnation of Chenrezig, and is both the head of state of Tibet and the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism . His holiness has lived in exile in Dharamsala, which is located in northern India, since 1950. Dharamsala has been the seat of the Tibetan political administration since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949.