This site is intended to honor His Holiness through information and discussion about Buddhism, Human Rights and news from Tibet in a supportive and positive environment. I personally do not have contact with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, nor am I a monk, a nun (more appropriate since I am female ;)) or an ordained or qualified Buddhist teacher. I am simply a citizen householder and Buddhist laywoman.
Background from flickr userTHIS BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE "WWW.DALAILAMA.COM" - WONDERFUL SITE IF YOU HAVE TIME TO BROWSE IT..."I was born on 6 July 1935, and named Lhamo Thondup, to a poor family in the small village of Taktser in the province of Amdo. The name, Lhamo Thondup, literally means ‘Wish-Fulfilling Goddess’. Taktser (Roaring Tiger) was a small and poor settlement that stood on a hill overlooking a broad valley. "His Holiness’ three elder brothers were Thupten Jigme Norbu - the eldest, who was recognised as the reincarnation of a high lama, Taktser Rinpoche - Gyalo Thondup and Lobsang Samten. The youngest brother, Tenzin Cheogyal was also recognised as the reincarnation of another high lama, Ngari Rinpoche. "Of course, no one had any idea that I might be anything other than an ordinary baby. It was almost unthinkable that more than one tulku (reincarnation) could be born into the same family and certainly my parents had no idea that I would be proclaimed Dalai Lama.I myself likewise had no particular intimation of what lay ahead. My earliest memories are very ordinary.I am held to be the reincarnation of each of the previous thirteen Dalai Lamas of Tibet (the first having been born in 1351 AD), who are in turn considered to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara, or Chenrezig, Bodhisattva of Compassion, holder of the White Lotus. Thus I am also believed to be a manifestation of Chenrezig, in fact the seventy-fourth in a lineage that can be traced back to a Brahmin boy who lived in the time of Buddha Shakyamuni. I am often asked whether I truly believe this. The answer is not simple to give. But as a seventy one year old, when I consider my experience during this present life, and given my Buddhist beliefs, I have no difficulty accepting that I am spiritually connected both to the thirteen previous Dalai Lamas, to Chenrezig and to the Buddha himself".
