Tibet and the Dalai Lama - The Power of Reincarnation
IDs: Dalai Lama
Panchen Lama
Ethnographic Tibet
Reincarnation
I. Finding the 14th
Dalai Lama
A. 13th Dalai
Lama
1. Last Testament (August 1932)
2. Signs pointing to the East
- direction of body's head
- flowers
- star-shaped fungus on Potala
- auspicious shaped clouds
B.
Search for the 14th Dalai Lama
1. Regent (Reting Rinpoche)
a. Sacred Lake (Lhamo Lhatso)
- Ah, Ka, Ma
- 3-storied Monestary
- Roof with turquoise colored tiles
2. Three search parties
1) Dakpo (to the Southeast of Lhasa)
2) Chamdo (capital of Kham)
3) Amdo
3. Third Search party
a. 7th Panchen Lama's list
b. Village (Takster)
- 2 ½ year old boy (Lhamo Dhondrub)
- Rosary
c. Return visit
- Dalai Lama's effects: rosary, walking stick, prayer drum
4. 14th Dalai Lama (February 22, 1940)
II. What is Tibet?(map timeline)
A. Re-Examining Tibet
• Western Concerns, Tibetan Issues
B. Visions of "Shangri-La"
C. Representations of Independence?
D. Two Tibets: Ethnic and Political
• Greater Tibet: Amdo, Cham
III. Imperial Tibet
A. Medieval Tibet
• King Songtsen Gampo
• Chinese Tribute?
• Mongol Rule
B. Tibetan Theocracy: Red and Yellow
• "Red Hat" Sect
- Padmasambhava (c. 750)
- Bon Religion
- Kargyupa and Kadampa
• "Yellow Hat" Sect: Gelupka
- Tsong-kha-pa (d. 1419)
• Reincarnation: 1193 (Karmalam)
- Discovery Process
- Dalai Lama ("Ocean")
C. Qing Dynasty & Tibet
• Tribute Relations
• 1904: British Influence
II. Conclusion
A. Panchen Lama
- 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989)
- Selection Controversy
- Dalai Lama's Pick