20th-century Lamas

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Chapters: 14th Dalai Lama, Chögyam Trungpa, Trijang Rinpoche, Ken McLeod, Dudjom Rinpoche, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche, Tsem Tulku, Palden Sherab, Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche, Zong Rinpoche, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama, Pema Chödrön, Dilgo Khyentse, Surya Das, Tenzin Palmo, Kalu Rinpoche, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Thubten Chodron, Thrangu Rinpoche, Thubten Yeshe, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Gangshar Wangpo, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tai Situpa, Karma Thinley Rinpoche, Ling Rinpoche, Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, Lobsang Nyima Pal Sangpo, Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Khenpo Shenga, Mipham Chokyi Lodro, Jigme Lodro Rinpoche, Thinley Norbu, Bokar Tulku Rinpoche. Excerpt: The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet. Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors and a manifestation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Qinghai, and was selected as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama two years later, although he was only formally recognized as the 14th on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15. He inherited control over a government controlling an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent People's Republic of China wished to reassert central control over it. There is a dispute over whether the respective governments reached an agreement for a joint Communist-Lamaist administration. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, which China regards as an uprising of feudal landlords, the Dalai Lama, who regards the uprising as an expression of widespread discontent, fled to India, where he denounced the People's Republic and established a Tibetan government in exile. A charismatic speaker, he has since traveled the world, advocating for the welfare of Tibetans, teaching Tibetan Buddhism and talking about the importance of compassion as the source of a happy life. Around the world, institutions face pressure from China not to accept him. He has spoken about such topics as abortion, economics, firearms, and sexuality, and has attracted controversy for his treatment of Dorje Shugden followers, his relationship with the CIA, and other issues. The Dalai Lama as a boy Lhamo Döndrub (or Thondup) was born on 6 July 1935 to a farm