18.06.2010 // Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso

Interesting facts:
• The title of Dalai Lama is not passed down from father to son. The present Dalai Lama is not related to the Dalai Lama that preceded him, but rather is believed to be the repository of a spirit that resided in his predecessor and the Dalai Lamas that preceded him.
• The Dalai Lama's full name is Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshi Tenzin Gyatso—Holy Lord, Gentle Lord, Eloquent, Compassionate, Learned defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom. Among the other names he is known by are the Absolute Wisdom, the Living Buddha, the Holy One, the Defender of the Faith, the Ocean, the Excellent Understanding, Kundun ("The Presence"), the Mighty of Speech and the God-King.
• Dalai is the Mongolian word for “ocean.” Lama is a Tibetan word for monk. While the press like to refer to the Dalai Lama as a "Living God” or “God-King” Tibetans view him more in human terms despite their deep reverence for him and regard him more as a “Monk-King” or “Philosopher King.
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