The Dalai Lama on why reincarnation is not important

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Born Lhamo Thondup in Tibet in 1935, and recognised at age two as the reincarnation of 13 spiritual ancestors, the Dalai Lama has been living in India for 60 years and turned 84 on July 6.

Questions of his mortality and reincarnation are being discussed not only in Mcleodganj, but among Tibetans all over the world and in political and diplomatic offices in Delhi, Beijing, Washington and elsewhere. Enthroned before he turned four, the Dalai Lama’s stature in India is nothing less than that of the Buddha reincarnated. He, however, would not agree. He says the Buddha did not reincarnate, and neither did any of the spiritual gurus of Nalanda (see interview).

Reporting by Namrata Biji Ahuja
Video by Sanjay Ahlawat
Editing by Varun Ramesh

Read the full interview in THE WEEK here:

https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/07/05/exclusive-interview-reincarnation-isnt-important-says-the-dalai-lama.html

https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/07/05/the-dalai-lama-the-eternal-peacekeeper.html

Soundtrack: Scott Buckley – She Moved Mountains (CC-BY 4.0)
https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/she-moved-mountains/

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@nawangchampa says:

Dalai Lama, ocean of wisdom.
Long life Hiss Holiness.

@elisaqueen526 says:

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@KTB-Prepping says:

That makes no since yto me. The point of enlightenment and finding nibanna is to shed the human life cycle. So You will not be reincarnated.

@dunner079 says:

reincarnation doesn't exist. The energy is reborn.

@juliettedaitch4529 says:

Knowledge isnt power

@brainsaladsurgery4594 says:

Nevertheless, I would love to be in the next search party for the 15th, when the time comes. Peace to all beings.

@sebelasdetiksaja4394 says:

Semoga semua makhluk berbahagia sadhu sadhu sadhu πŸ™

@madmarvdesigns says:

The Dalai Lama must not have any attainments or be the real deal…oh wait is he is not Theravada

@Tenzin59 says:

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@Tenzin59 says:

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@Tenzin59 says:

Long live his holiness 14th Dalai Lama πŸ™

@Tenzin59 says:

Kyab su chay πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

@kenisi_thedevilonhigh says:

That's a person who it is worth giving it to πŸ™‚ πŸ˜‰

@theappraiserlady says:

He called out the bs

@univuniveral9713 says:

A complete sellout

@alamedvav says:

So he’s calling the Buddha wrong?

@Jwalker0075 says:

If the lama can reincrate to human . Why they didn't unable to recollect their past lives and doesn't have the power of the 3rd eyes or communicate with the higher realm, like the deva??

@goransvensson999 says:

Long live HH Dalai Lama πŸ™πŸ“ΏπŸ’«β€οΈ

@garylarson4415 says:

Bunch of intellectual obfuscation. Re-incarnation is either a literal reality of the rebirth of an individual or remnant of an individual or not. If it isnt – then there is no reincarnation.

@user-dr5yv8jv9f says:

I WAS SIDDARTHA 2500 Y. AGO.

BY DEPENDANT ORIGIN SYSTEM NOW I M REBIRTH OF SUDDARTHA.

ITS CALLED REINCARNATION

EACH ONE BORN BY DEPENDANT ORIGIN SYSTEM
ITS REBIRTH.

DALAI YOU DONT GIVE MEN FALSE EXPLAIN.

I GAVE YOU HONOR ONCE

@user-dr5yv8jv9f says:

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
REINCARNATION

I M REINCARNATION OF SIDDSRTHA.

U R SOMEONES REINCARNATION.

EACH ONE IS REINCARNATION.

I CREATE BUDDHA DAMMA

YOU LAMA VERY BAD BOY.

YOU HUG BOY FORIBIDO
AND SAY SORRY.

@peterbarker8249 says:

…..🀯🀯🀯,
… Calm eh?
…fuck KARMA.πŸ‘‰πŸ‘οΈπŸ•³οΈ

@user-iy2wl6nn2n says:

Here Dalai Lama says that a Buddha never reincarnates. Something that Osho always was saying. According to Osho to reincarnate you must not be fully Enlightened. Or you keep some desire to help people so you come back. But after one point it is impossible to identify with this life because you see clearly that it is an illusion.

@gyurmethlodroe1774 says:

Reincarnation IS important thats why Avalokiteshwar reincarnatedπŸ™

@user-dr5yv8jv9f says:

DALAI LAMA IS GREAT NON SENSE

CHINA
IAN FLEMING
JULES VERNE
SATYAJIT ROY

MANY MEN KNOWS ALL ABOUT REINCARNATION OF SIDDHATHA

BUT HE IS sking why buddha has not rebirth

@user-dr5yv8jv9f says:

SIDDHARTHA SAID ABOUT HIS REINCARNATION

I M THST MOITRY BUDDHA

FROM MUSLIM CASTE

SO I DONT GO IN MONASYERY

BUT I PREFER AND PRACTICE
BUDDISM

CHINA FOUND REINARNATION OF SIDDHATHA

ARE YIU NONSENSE

DONY YOU KNOW WHO I M?

@BC99 says:

Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu! Happy Birthday!

@luizmeier says:

Why the background sound?

@_Spider4 says:

This the dude who kissed a little boy

@connorscanlan2167 says:

… because He attained Parinibbana…

… what?

Is this some kind of Tibetan humor I'm too Theravadin to understand?

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