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Does the Dalai Lama make mistakes?
Dalai Lama: I make small mistakes every day. But major mistakes? It doesn’t seem so. I’ve examined my service to the Tibetan people and to humanity, and I’ve done as much as I can in my life.
Does the Dalai Lama believe in violence?
As a Buddhist, the Dalai Lama refused to consider violence to defend his country. He continues to work on peaceful solutions and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. The Dalai Lama refuses to use violence to free Tibet from the Chinese government because he believes in following Buddhist teachings of non-harm.
Why is Dorje Shugden banned?
The Dalai Lama has given several reasons to explain the excommunication of the protector, Dorje Shugden, back in 1996. The deity is accused of fundamentalism because he obstructs the mixing of the four main schools of Buddhism, which is supported by the Dalai Lama and his teachers.
What are the 5 defeats in Buddhism?
The five faults and eight antidotes are factors of samatha meditation identified in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition….Dullness
- Dullness (Kenchen Thrangu)
- Drowsiness (Traleg Kyabgon)
- Laxity (Sakyong Mipham)
- Mental dullness (Alexander Berzin)
- Sinking (Alexander Berzin)
- Stupor (Kenchen Thrangu)
- Too loose (Sakyong Mipham)
What do Dalai Lamas do?
He is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, India. Tibetans believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors. For nearly 50 years, he had aimed to establish Tibet as a self-governing, democratic state.
What happen to tsem Rinpoche?
For his dissenting opinions, he was marked as a controversial Buddhist teacher although Rinpoche simultaneously advocated devotion for both the 14th Dalai Lama and the Dorje Shugden religious practice. Rinpoche died on September 4, 2019 after a long illness.
What are the 3 antidotes in Buddhism?
The cause of human suffering, as explained in Buddhist terms, is greed, anger and ignorance. These negative traits and fundamental evils are called the “Three Poisons,” because they are dangerous toxins in our lives.
Can a Buddhist monk touch a woman?
Monks are forbidden from touching or coming close to women’s bodies, because it is believed that a woman’s body is contrary to a monk’s vows.