Dalai lama mongolian boy

By India Today World Desk: A Mongolian boy, born in the United States, has been named as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche - the third highest rank in Tibetan Buddhism, by the Dalai Lama, a report in the Times said. According to the report, the Dalai Lama was pictured with the eight-year-old boy at a ceremony on March 8 in Dharamshala, where the Buddhist leader lives in exile. The news of the ceremony was received with excitement and apprehension as the threat of China's displeasure over the move lingers, the report added.

Author • John Powers Lecturer In Buddhism Studies, The University of Melbourne Disclosure statement John Powers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country’s religious groups Chinese Christians are told to reject salvation by faith and the Resurrection; their core beliefs should be Communist officials are particularly concerned with one politically sensitive element of Buddhism: the succession of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, whose reincarnation lineage began in the 16th century. He will be 88 years old in July and has reportedly experienced In official news outlets like the Global Times, the party maintains the Chinese government is the The Chinese state is deeply suspicious of religious believers and the potentially persuasive power of rival ideologies, which is why it insists on appointing and educating all prominent religious figures. They learn the propaganda of Chinese patriotism and become adept at parroting the party line, but they generally have little knowledge of their purported religion. True believers recognise this. The Dalai Lama highlighted the absurdity of the party’s stance earlier this year when he recognised an eight-year-old Mongolian boy as Read more: The move angered Chinese of...

The ceremony of his anointment took place in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh, where Dalai Lama lives in exile. "We have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché of Mongolia with us today," Dalai Lama said during the ceremony adding that his predecessors had a close association with the Krishnacharya lineage of Chakrasamvara. One of them established a monastery in Mongolia dedicated to its practice. So, his being coming to Dharamshala was auspicious. The eight-year-old has dual nationality and is said to have a twin. The ceremony took place on March 8th and reports indicate that over 600 Mongolians came to witness this ceremony. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama will announce his successor when he turns 90. The Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1989 for his peaceful activism on behalf of his native country Tibet. Born in 1935, he was identified as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama when he was two years old. He fled to India in early 1959 from the Tibetan capita Lhasa after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, and has since worked to draw global support for linguistic and cultural autonomy in his remote and mountainous homeland. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has named an 8-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. He has been recognised as the reincarnation of the third most important leader in Tibetian Buddhism as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche. The ceremony of his anointment took place in Dh...

Read more According to media reports, the eight-year-old has dual nationality and is said to have a twin. He is reportedly the son of a university professor and the grandson of a former Mongolian member of parliament. Buddhism’s spiritual leader “We have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche of Mongolia with us today,” the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans, told 600-odd followers at the unveiling ceremony in Dharamshala, the north Indian Himalayan town. The ninth Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa died in 2012 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and since then there has been a tense wait for his reincarnation. Analysts say the move to acknowledge him as the rebirth of Buddhism’s spiritual leader in Mongolia is likely to anger China. Chinese authorities had insisted they would only recognise Buddhist leaders who the country's own special government-approved appointees have chosen. Mongolian boy recognised by “With this move, the Dalai Lama has finessed the Chinese," Jayadeva Ranade, president of the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy told RFI. "The recognition was done quietly and without the Chinese getting wind of the move. It reasserts the Dalai Lama's prerogative to recognise, or authenticate the reincarnate monks. “This right is something the Chinese government has been trying to usurp.” Srikanth Kondapalli, professor of China studies at the capital’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, pointed out that the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa is considered to be a crucial leader ...

Follow What you need to know The Dalai Lama has declared on a number of occasions the Tibetan people will reject China’s choice. And Tibetan exiles plan to employ traditional methods to identify Tenzin Gyatso’s successor. By John Powers In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country’s religious groups should practise their faiths. Chinese Christians are told to reject salvation by faith and the Resurrection; their core beliefs should be patriotism and love of the party. The party has also published several pamphlets detailing appropriate beliefs and practices for Buddhists and ordered them to adjust their thoughts accordingly. Communist officials are particularly concerned with one politically sensitive element of Buddhism: the succession of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, whose reincarnation lineage began in the 16th century. He will be 88 years old in July and has reportedly experienced health problems, though he claims he is in good health. In official news outlets like the Global Times, the party maintains the Chinese government is the sole legitimate arbiter for all reincarnations of Buddhist lamas, regardless of where they are born or their traditional regions of influence. The Chinese state is deeply suspicious of religious believers and the potentially persuasive power of rival ideologies, which is why it insists on appointing and educating all prominent religious figures. They learn the propaganda of Chinese pa...