a title meaning "Ocean of Wisdom." The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of Tibet. Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth Dalai Lama
(Grand Lama) Mongolian dalai, "ocean" + Tibetan blama, "chief" or "high priest" -- the traditional high priest of Lamaism, a form of Buddhism practiced in Mongolia and Tibet, characterized by elaborate ritual and a strong hierarchal organization.
The title of the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism. The current Dalai Lama (b. 1935), the 14th in a line traced back to the 16th century, fled Tibet in 1959. He lives in exile in India, travels widely, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
"Exalted Ocean", spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, now in exile in India; 14th and current Dalai is Gejong Tenzin Gyatsho, 1935-.
Spiritual head of the yellow-hat Gelugpa sect of Buddhism and the living incarnation of Avalokitesvara. The 14th (current) incarnation lives in Dharamsala in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh.
chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
(Tib.) Series of Gelukpa reincarnate lamas which began in the 15th century. The 5th Dalai Lama became ruler of much of Tibet, with his capital at Lhasa. The present Dalai Lama, the 14th, went into exile in 1959 and is the de facto Tibetan national leader. The Dalai Lamas are held to be emanations (TULKU, q.v.) of AVALOKITESHVARA.
Spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Supreme spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism; also the supreme political leader of Tibet from 1642 to 1959. In various periods through Tibetan history, Chinese policy has had considerable influence on determining the placement and the power of the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 and now lives in exile in India.
The bodhisattva who is the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of Compassion. He is a single person who has been reincarnated 14 times as the Dalai Lama. See also lama. The Dalai Lama has always been a combination the chief spiritual leader and the chief political leader of Tibet. The present Dalai Lama lives in exile in Nepal; he remains spiritual leader of his people, even under their oppression by the Chinese government.
Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, considered an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, an enlightened being who embodies the compassion of past, present, and future Buddhas. Each Dalai Lama, regarded as a reincarnation of the previous one, is identified through a combination of oracles, dreams, and visions. The present and fourteenth Dalai Lama, born in eastern Tibet in 1935, has lived in exile in India since 1959, nine years after the Chinese takeover of Tibet. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for peaceful efforts to preserve Tibetan culture in his homeland and among refugee communities. He has worked to democratize the Tibetan government in exile, and is considering new methods for choosing the next Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama is a song by the band Rammstein, released in 2004 on the album Reise, Reise. Sung entirely in German, like most of Rammstein's other songs, it is an adaptation of der Erlkönig, a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) in 1782 and subsequently set to music by many composers, including Franz Schubert (1797-1828) in 1815. The band apparently considered calling the song "Erlkönig" in homage to Goethe's poem.