His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.

When others insult, rebuke and speak unpleasant words to us, although an intolerable pain arises like a thorn at the heart, if we comprehend the teachings then we can recognize the essenceless nature of these words which resemble an echo. So just as when an inanimate object is scolded, we will experience not the slightest mental turmoil.

–His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Biography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from the introduction of "Oceans of Wisdom"

Books and Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama website - includes Live and Recorded Webcasts of some of His Holiness' Teachings

His Holiness praises Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Praise to His Holiness by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Speeches and Letters by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, including his Nobel Prize acceptance speech and much more.

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