Healing Anger

The Dalai Lama/d la l.m /[1][2]is a monk from the Gelug, or “Yellow Hat”, school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is the newest among the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. [3] Je Tsongkhapa (1357 1419), was one of his students. Tenzin Gyatso, who was first recognized in Tibet in 1939, is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. [4] A common misconception is that the Dalai Lama represents the head monk or leader of the Gelug school of tradition. The actual ‘head monk or ex officio leader’ of the Gelug tradition, is the monk who is called ‘Ganden Tripada’ (‘the bearer of the golden throne at Ganden’). Ganden is the great monastery located near Lhasa founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa. The Dalai Lama actually belongs to Namgyal. Namgyal is a small monastery that was established in the 16th Century by the 3rd Dalai Lama. According to Sanskrit, the Dalai Lama is believed to be an emanation of Chenresig (Sanskrit : Avalokiteshvara), Bodhisattva Of Compassion. The Mongolic word dalai, which means “ocean”, and the Tibetan word bla-ma, which means “guru, teacher or mentor” are the names. The Tibetan word for “lama”, which is also known as “guru” in Sanskrit, corresponds to the more well-known Sanskrit term “guru”. [6] The Dalai Lama family was established in the 15th/16th century and rose to political prominence under the 5th Dalai Lama, who was the first Dalai Lama with effective temporal control over central Tibet. While he was formally trained as Gelugpa, his education and practice included Nyingmapa traditions. He established the pluralist democracy under the Ganden Phodrang government in 1642. This system has survived to the present day in Tibet. Over 300 years, the Dalai Lama remained the dominant political institution in Tibet, up to the time of the 14th who fled Tibet in 1959. He officially retired from politics in 2011. [7]
The Dalai Lama demonstrates how patience and tolerance can help us overcome hatred and anger. His discussion is based on a guide to Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. This classic work outlines the activities of Bodhisattva’s, those who seek full enlightenment to benefit all living beings. These techniques and methods are applicable not only to Buddhist practitioners, but also to all those who want to improve their lives. These teachings and his own example show that patience and tolerance can heal anger and bring about peace in the world.