His holiness the 14th dalai lama the 14th dalai lama. He has written many bestselling and inspirational books, and is the recipient of countless honors from across the globe, including the nobel peace prize, which he was. The 14th dalai lama is good for a quick overview of the dalai lamas life. His holiness the 14th dalai lama of tibet, jonathan sacks. This audio book is a course where he teach a manner of life. The dalai lamas perspective on peace, love, religion, justice, social issues and the environment. March 31, 2020 thekchen choling, dharamsala, hp, india in a letter to the prime minister of india, shri narendra modi, today, his holiness the dalai lama expressed his support for his efforts to control the growing threat of the coronavirus, which has also reached india as it spreads across the world. The art of happiness riverhead, 1998, isbn 1573221112 is a book by the 14th dalai lama and howard cutler, a psychiatrist who posed questions to the dalai lama. With beyond religion he elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious waya path to lead an ethical, happy, and spiritual life. His holiness the 14th dalai lama, tenzin gyatso, describes himself as a simple buddhist monk.
Born in 1935 to a poor farming family, he was recognized at the age of two as the. The events of dalai lama s life are portryed in the form of short stories. Whitney stewart has interviewed the 14th dalai lama, aung san suu kyi, and sir edmund hillary for her young adult biographies. At the age of two, the child, then named lhamo dhondup. The dalai lamas perspective on peace, love, religion, justice, social issues and the. Robert thurman interviews the dalai lama on the subject of tibetan independence, and what the west can do to help. Spiritual leader of tibet newsmakers library binding february 1, 1996. The dalai lama is the author of numerous books on buddhism, many of them on general buddhist subjects but also including books on particular topics like.
Unlike most books by the dalai lama which are edited compilations of talks that he has given, this book consists of two texts that he himself wrote and two that he chose. The dalai lama was born in taktser, qinghai, and was selected as the rebirth of the. Cutler quotes the dalai lama at length, providing context and describing some details of the settings in which the interviews took place, as well as adding his own reflections on issues raised. The boy born lhamo thondup was identified as the 14th incarnation of the dalai lama at just 2 years old, when a retinue of top lamas, or senior buddhist tibetan monks, followed a. His holiness the 14th dalai lama free ebook shambhala. In october of that year, the peoples republic of china invaded tibet against little resistance.
A new way of getting to know one of the worlds most beloved spiritual leaders. Dalai lama books 14th dalai lama buddhist nun buddhist teachings good books books to read my books buddhist practices spiritual development the most comprehensive books on buddhism written by his holiness the dalai lama with precious teachings and. The 14th dalai lama is good for a quick overview of the dalai lama s life. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His holiness the fourteenth dalai lama, often referred to by tibetans as. He won the nobel peace prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for tibetans inside and outside tibet. Young lhamo was renamed tenzin gyatso and proclaimed the 14th dalai lama.
An introduction to buddhism core teachings of dalai lama book 1. He is the spiritual leader of the tibetan people and of tibetan buddhism. For adults to learn more, please see the official dalai lama page his holiness, the 14th dalai lama of tibet. By these two acts, the 14th dalai lama made tibet whole once again. She has traveled all over europe and asia to write her books. Best dalai lama books score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The book is simply too short and lacks the creative, emotional breadth of other nonfiction mangagraphic novels i. He was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1989 and the us congressional gold medal in 2007. The 14th dalai lama, regarded as divine when he could barely speak, was enthroned at the age of 4. The dalai lamas book of awakening by dalai lama xiv. Dalai lamas are important monks of the gelug school, the newest school of tibetan buddhism, which was formally headed by the ganden tripas. Dalai lamas are important monks of the gelug school, the newest school of tibetan buddhism, 1 which was formally headed by the ganden tripas. Teachings on je tsong khapas three pincipal aspects of the path.
This book is a fast read, although you do need to read over some parts a bit slower than others. In a classic pico iyer interview with the dalai lama from the turn of the century, his holiness shared an intimate glimpse of a day in the life of a global religious leader. With beyond religion he elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious waya. Thupten jinpa in this book the dalai lama explains in brief but lucid detail every aspect of the tibetan buddhist path to enlightenment.
Tenzin gyatso, shortened from jetsun jamphel ngawang lobsang yeshe tenzin gyatso. This collection taken from his talks offers encouragement to all those eager to seek a more peaceful and liberating way of. He was born on 6 july 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in taktser, amdo, northeastern tibet. In his book ethics for a new millennium, his holiness the dalai lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. He is the author of many books, including ethics for a new millennium. An extraordinary life is strongest on the early period, starting, wisely, not with the 14th dalai lama, but the th 18761933, who faced so many of the challenges that his. For a wonderful and simple biography of the dalai lama, how the monks found him and brought him to the potala palace, his life as a child, his harrowing escape from tibet to india, and his nobel peace prize, look for the book. The 14th dalai lama is the current dalai lama, as well as the longest lived incumbent. This collection taken from his talks offers encouragement to all those eager to seek a more peaceful and liberating way of life. This graphic novel biography is an introduction to the leader of the tibetan governmentinexile. Samsara, nirvana, and buddha nature library of wisdom and compassion vol 3. Normans book, an extraordinary life, is an understatement.
What the dalai lama is trying to pass on toyou is htat in order for you to be happy and find a sort of self awakening is to first get a shold of what is troubling you. Though old tibet was homogenous by ethnicity, language, religion and culture, one third of it was administered under a central. The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. The dalai lama on donald trump, china and his search for.
According to most western journalistic sources he was born into a humble family of farmers as one of 16 children. In 1954, the dalai lama went to beijing for peace talks with mao zedong. Whitney stewart in 1936 buddhist monks searched tibet for the reincarnation of the dalai lama and discovered him in the person of a twoyearold farm boy. Dalai lama books citation dalai lama 14th dalai lama vipassana meditation daily meditation the book of joy buddhist traditions lamas tibetan buddhism the essence of the iconic book the art of happiness distilled into a beautiful new format.
His holiness the 14th dalai lama of tibet is the exiled spiritual leader of tibet. The dalai lama has devoted his life since then to the pursuit of humanitarian and environmental causes, global peace, and dialogue between religions and peoples of all horizons. The 14th dalai lama s life of persistence chhaya, mayank on. Pages in category books by the 14th dalai lama the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. When she is not writing, she is usually visiting schools and libraries to give talks. Born in 1935 to a peasant family in a small village, tenzin gyatso was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of. Seyyed hossein nasr is university professor of islamic studies at george washington university. Cutler, psychiatrist and one of the leading experts on the science of human happiness has spent some valuable time with his holiness the 14th dalai lama and in this book brought a western perspective of tibetan buddhism and its take on human quest for happiness. Tenzin gyatso, the fourteenth dalai lama, is the spiritual leader of the tibetan people. In later years, however, he traveled quite extensively, visiting europe for the first time in 1973 and the united states for the first time in 1979. Dalai lamas are believed to be the reincarnation of avalokitesvara, an important buddhist deity and the personification of.