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Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism explains about the three 'vehicles' in Buddhism; Foundational Vehicle, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Transmission and realization, Devotion to a Guru, Analytic meditation and Skepticism are some main aspects and practices.
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The prince Gothama Siddhartha Shakiamuni, the historical Buddha, was always an individual with a keen power of deep observation. He always felt there's something incomplete, hidden, behind the charade or facade his father tried to surround him with, to hide the fact that suffering even exists in the world.
It made him want to see through the facade and thus he went out of the palaces to see the world outside. In his four journeys, which his father tried to further stage for the sake of the facade, he did get to see the following: an old man, a sick man, a dead body and an ascetic. These sights triggered his deep compassion and curiosity: he understood that there is suffering in the world, and that this suffering is part of every life, even his, he wife's, children, friends, everyone.
He then decided he have to seek a remedy to the suffering for all, no matter what is the cost - this is how compassionate he was even before his enlightenment.
Are there other Lamas in the Buddhist religion other than the Dalai Lama?
Yes, there are many lama's in Buddhism. Most great and respected teachers are called "lama" or in tibetan Buddhism "rinpoche" or "geshe"
There is also the Panchen Lama
Why is a a lama called a lama?
A lama (the Tibetan monk) is named fom the Tibetan words bla-ma "Superior one"
A llama (the wooly Andes animal) from the native language ( Quechua) name for the animals as mispronounced by the Spanish.
When did the religion of Tibet change from Hindu?
Tibet was never a Hindu area. Before it was Buddhist, its people followed the indigenous Bön religion.
How do you greet a Tibetan nun?
A Tibetan speaking nun can be greeted informally with the phrase Tashi delek it is a common greeting for Tibetan and compares to something between 'hello' and 'good luck' in English.
Where are llamas found in India?
Llamas are animals from South America. In India they would be mostly zoos and possibly farms.
A lama is a Buddhist teacher (like the Dalai Lama), usually from Tibet, and there are many of them living in India.
Dalai Lama
Historically, lamas live in a lamasery; they are the Buddhist monks of Tibet. However, after the Chinese invasion of Tibet the Dalai Lama took refuge in India, and now travels the world.
On the other hand, llamas live mostly in the Andes mountains in South America. They are a high altitude version of a camel.
Why did Siddhartha Gautama look for the cause of human suffering?
Siddhartha Gautama, also know as the Buddha, was born to a royal family who kept him inside of his palace in order to keep him from seeing suffering, decay and the evil that exists in the world. He remained sheltered until he was 29. One day he left his palace in order to meet his subjects, and during this excursion he saw an old man, a dying person, and other various forms of decay. What he saw shocked him so much that he began a spiritual journey to find out what caused evil and how to escape it.
