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Dalai Lama - College Paper

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama

In choosing a topic for this research paper, I had originally decided on the topic of Tibetan Buddhism. When I made that decision I had no idea how broad of a topic Tibetan Buddhism actually is. When it came down to starting research, I was overwhelmed with information. Soon, I realized that I wanted further my education and understanding of the Dalai Lama. So, I decided to focus directly on the topic of the Dalai Lama and where the title originated. In this paper I will cover for what reasons the Dalai Lama exists, the origins of the title and what issues arose in the creation of the office.
In the 7th century A.D. Tibet emerged as an expanding militant monarchy, ...

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When they had arrived the king had two temples built to house the icons. With those acts by the king, the first seeds of Buddhism were planted in Tibet.
The 9th century in Tibet was characterized by treaties which created peace with China, the rise of religious leaders to high offices of government, and taxes being implemented to support the rapidly expanding population of monks. The majority of the population still followed the original shamanistic beliefs of the region, a prehistoric religion known as B?n. This created turmoil within the country since the population was being forced into allowing another new religion, Buddhism, expand and grow into the social and political life of the country. And with peace now existing between Tibet and China, turmoil within the country took hold. One king was assassinated, leaving the throne to his brother who was restrictive on Buddhism and famous for his violent persecution of Buddhists, he in turn was also assassinated by a Buddhist ...

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Added: 3/7/2013 08:21:09 PM
Submitted By: jameshelton5
Category: Religion
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1014
Pages: 4

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