Life introduction and precious words of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama || Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso biography quotes

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Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso biography and quotes . Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th religious teacher and spiritual leader of the nation of Tibet. Along with this, he was also a head of state. At present, he is known as Dalai Lama, who occupies the position of a peace leader and state leader at the international level. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, a Mongolian title meaning an ocean of knowledge. Bodhisattvas are such people who have dedicated themselves to public service for the protection of humanity, and have decided to take birth again for human service. He is a very respected person in the world community. Because when Tibet was struggling for its independence, at that time he refused to use violence for independence, and he also appealed to the United Nations to resolve the issue of Tibet and China peacefully. Accepting which the United Nations held three meetings in the General Assembly and kept the issues. In this way, he had also achieved independence in a peaceful way. Because of this, he also received the Nobel Peace Prize. After this, he was also invited by New Zealand to convey his peace message to the people.

Biography of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama

Name	Tenzin Gyatso
Full Name	Jetsun Jamfel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso
Birth	6 July 1935
birth place	Taktser, Amdo, Tibet
age	82 years
profession	Tibetan spiritual leader, former political leader of Tibetans, author
nationality	Tibetan
School	Don’t know
College	Don’t know
Religion	Buddhism
political leanings	Former political leader of Tibet
Hobby	Meditation, Gardening, Reading, Writing books and quotes, Photography
Prize	Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 Four Freedom Prizes in 1994 Annual World Security Peace Prize in 1994 Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 German Media Prize in Berlin in 2009 Lanton Prize for Human Rights in 2009 Human Rights Prize in 2009 International Freedom Driver in 2010 Awards Templeton Prize in 2012
father’s name	choekyong tsering
mother’s name	dicky tsering
brother’s name	Gyalo Throndup, Thubten Jigme Norbu
sister name	Jetsun Pema, Tsering Dolma
net worth	150 million

The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist monk and scholar. He has visited many countries due to which he has met the heads of many countries, presidents of countries, prime ministers and many scientists along with many big personalities. During his travels he has spoken about the welfare of Tibetans, economics, women’s rights, nonviolence, interfaith dialogue, physics, Buddhism and science, cognitive neuroscience. He has also spoken on various topics like reproductive health and sex knowledge.   

Birth and early life of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama (14th Dalai Lama tenzin gyatso)

Tenzin Gyatso was born on 6 July 1935 in a small village in the Taktsar region of north-eastern Tibet, into a family of farmers and horse traders. Taktsar was located in Qinghai, a Chinese province at the time of Tenzin Gyatso’s birth. At that time the chieftain of Qinghai province was Ma Lin, who was appointed by the governor Kumimang.

Tenzin Gyatso’s childhood name was Lhamon Dhoddup. He was recognized as the Dalai Lama only when he was two years old, which was recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso in 1937 and was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama. Which was publicly announced in 1939 near the city of Bumen. The installation ceremony as the Dalai Lama took place on 22 February 1940 in Lhasa. Dalai Lama is not a name in Tibet, rather it is a title given to those who attain enlightenment. In Tibet, the Dalai Lama is known as an incarnation of Lord Buddha. In this way, after the invasion of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China on 15 November 1950, on 17 November 1950, he attained his political position in full.

Keeping in mind the condition of Tibet, the Dalai Lama made a five-point plan to solve the problem peacefully, in which he initiated talks with China keeping in mind the future of Tibet peacefully. The Dalai Lama lived as a refugee in India during the Tibetan rebellion in 1959. He tried a lot to solve the problem of Tibet and China, but could not solve it and failed in his efforts, due to which he had to face the pain of exile.        

Family of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama

His father’s name was Choekyung Sering and mother’s name was Dickie Sering. Apart from these, he has seven siblings. Four of his siblings had died before his birth. The elder sister was 18 years older than her whose name was Sering Dolma.  

Education of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama

After being identified as the Dalai Lama at the age of three, Tenzin Gyatso was brought to a monastery in Lhasa, and was taught Buddhism at the Jorwang Temple there. After that he learned to write in a school. Then his education started according to the discipline of Buddhism, in which a fixed time was fixed for all the daily activities right from getting up in the morning to pray. After receiving the education of Buddhism, he received the degree of Lama as well as Lamparra. This is the biggest degree in Tibet. Dalai Lama considers Mahatma Gandhi and Buddha as the inspiration of his life, he sees them as his ideal.

Career of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama

He has received more than 60 doctorate degrees so far and has written more than 50 books. Peace talks with China were also a part of his career, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In his speech in Washington DC in 1987, Dalai condemned the race for nuclear power and called it worrying. Everyone praised his non-violent thinking on this matter. In 1950, he was invited to assume full power. In 1963, the Dalai Lama prepared the outline of the democratic constitution in Tibet, then it was accepted in 1990 after making some improvements. In 1992, Tibet was declared democratic. He is known for his spiritual statements while visiting most of the countries of the world. Along with this, his sociable nature also attracts people towards him.                                                                       

Books of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama (Dalai lama Tenzin Gyatso books)

Tenzin Gyatso authored many books, some of which are Heart of Meditation, Activating Bodhichitta and Meditation on Compassion, Advice from Buddha Sakyamuni, Anser, Art of Happiness in a Troubled Word, Art of Living, Art of happiness; A Handbook for Living, Awakening the Mind, Lightning the Heart, Beyond Dogma, Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole Word, Bodh Gaya Interview, Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature: Death and Eternal Soul in Buddhism, Buddhism of Tibet, Compassionate Life, Dalai Lama at Harvard.    

Awards and achievements of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama (Dalai lama Tenzin Gyatso awards)

Year	Prize
1958	Roman Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership
1989	Nobel Peace Prize
1994	World Security Annual Peace Prize
1994	four freedom awards
1999	Life Achievement Award
2003	International League for Human Rights Award
2003	Jaime Brunet Prize for Human Rights
2006	US Congressional Gold Medal
2008	Nanak Interfaith Award from Inaugural Hofstra University
2009	German Media Awards Berlin
2009	Jan Langos Human Rights Award
2009	Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award
2010, 2011, 2013	honorary degree
2012	Templeton Prize
2010	International Freedom Conductor Award

Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama in controversy

The Dalai Lama was accused by the People’s Daily of betraying Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism. In 2008, the Dalai Lama for the first time cited the Shimla Agreement of 1914, saying that South Tibet is a part of Arunachal Pradesh, which was highly disputed. China has always been speaking against the Dalai Lama coming to India. His meeting with US President Barack Obama was also very controversial.     

Famous precious words of Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama (Dalai lama Tenzin Gyatso quotes)

1. Give the people you want to see flying with lovely wings, root for them to come back and reasons to stay.
2. Time flies by without stopping. When we make mistakes, we cannot change that time, we can try again. Whatever we do, we learn, we do it for the good use of the present.
3. An open heart is like an open mind.
4. Until we create peace within ourselves, we can never achieve peace in the world.
5. The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power but affection is definitely the perfection.
6. Silence also sometimes gives a good answer.
7. The real hero is the one who has gained victory over his anger and hatred.
8. Truth is the only weapon we have in our struggle for freedom.
9. One should know the rules well so that when needed, you can break them effectively.
10. Love and sympathy are necessary, wealth is not necessary, without love and sympathy, humanity cannot survive.
11. Choose a path to be optimistic that makes it feel better.
12. We should always be ready for the challenges that come in front. If the goal is big, then it may or may not be fulfilled while we are alive, but to achieve it, we should always and continuously try.
13. Our first and foremost main aim in this life is to help others and if we cannot help them then at least they should not hurt us.
14. If the problem is certain, if you can do something to solve the problem, then you do not need to worry. And if the problem is not definite then nothing can be achieved by worrying in vain, so there is no use in worrying.

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