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His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
1,438 wordsFor as long as space endures And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I too abide To dispel the misery of the world (The Office of Tibet). He often cites this favorite verse, found in the writings of the renowned eighth century Buddhist saint Shantideva, to explain his greatest source of inspiration. He is the 14 th Dalai Lama. His Holiness Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born on 6 July 1935 by the name of Lama Dhond...
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Dalai Lama Degrees Fahrenheit
2,148 wordsTibet, also Tibet &# 65279; Tibet, China Tibet, also known as TAR, is a democratic region in China that is very poor, and is mainly inhabited by Buddhists. Throughout its long history, Tibet at times has governed itself as an independent state and at other times has had various levels of association with China. Whatever China s involvement in Tibetan affairs, Tibet's internal government was for centuries a theocracy, under the leadership of Buddhist lamas, or monks. In 1959 the Dalai Lama fled t...
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Great Leap Forward Mao
1,476 wordsI. CONTEXT Tibet knew its first famine during 1960 - 62, as a result of the Chinese invasion of 1950. The food shortage occurred because Chinese colonizers settled massively, increasing the population, and because of the changes imposed on Tibetan traditional agriculture by Mao? s? Great Leap Forward. ? Death Roll Accurate estimations and data about Tibetan victims of the Chinese genocide are hard to find, given that China provides biased information. However, associations like? Friends of Tibet...
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