Choosing a Dalai Lama After the death of a Dalai Lama it has traditionally been the responsibility of the High Lamas of the Gelugpa Tradition and the Tibetan government to find his reincarnation. The High Lamas search for a boy who was born around the same time as the death of the Dalai Lama. It can take around two or three years to identify the Dalai Lama, and for the current, 14th Dalai Lama, it was four years before he was found. There are several ways in which the High Lamas might find out the location of where the next reincarnation will be found. * Dream - One of the High Lamas may dream about some mark or location that will identify the boy. * Smoke - If the previous Dalai Lama was cremated, High Lamas will watch the direction of the smoke and search accordingly. * Oracle Lake - High Lamas go to a holy lake, called Lhamo Lhatso, in central Tibet and watch for a sign from the lake itself. This may be either a vision or some indication of the direction in which to search.The home and village of Tenzin Gyatso, was identified in a vision from this lake. Once the High Lamas have located the home and the boy, they present a number of artefacts which they have brought with them in preparation, to the child. Amongst these artefacts are a number of items that belonged to the deceased Dalai Lama. If the boy chooses the items which belonged to the previous Dalai Lama, this is seen as a sign, in conjunction with all of the other indications, that the boy is a reincarnation. This procedure however, as Tenzin Gyatso has said himself, is not set in stone and if two thirds of the Tibetan people wish to change the method of identifying the next reincarnation, this would be just as valid. The search for the Dalai Lama has usually been limited to Tibet, although the third tulku was born in Mongolia. However, as Tibet has been taken by the Chinese government, Tenzin Gyatso says that if he is reborn it will not be in a country run by the People's Republic of China, or any other country which is not free.
Yes he is.
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Celibacy is requirement for Tibetan monks. The Dalai Lama is a Tibetan monk.
No, his is not. As a monk he must be celibate.
Answer The Dalai Lama is a celibate monk and therefore has no children. The vows the Dalai Lama takes requires him to be celibate.But,some rumors say he has a son, living in America.
Yes, he considers himself a simple Buddhist monk.
Nobody can tell, even Dalai Lama himself, because Buddha has made a rule not to disclose the spiritual state of monk. Therefore Dalai Lama will not disclose his enlightenment nor common people will understand easily.
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his continuous smiles reminds us that even a monk who has nothing materialistic can lead a very joyful life
That is an interesting question since it can be answered in many ways. How much is the Dalai Lama worth to Buddhists around the world? He is priceless since whether you follow his lineage or not, he represents a lot of what is good about Buddhists and being a good person. How much does the Dalai Lama own (worth)? Actually very little, as a monk and he own only a few possessions. How much does the Dalai Lama have in resources (Worth)? Because he was the head of the Tibeten government he had the resources (wealth) of the government at his disposal for use.
There are several/many lineages in Tibetan Buddhism. However, the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism is the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama is the high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is not the head of all Tibetan Buddhism as believed by many Westerners any more than the Roman Catholic pope represents or leads all Christians.