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Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Is A Essay

Today, the Dalai Lama works tirelessly to bring attention to the Tibetan cause, to illuminate human rights abuses by China and to move forward in creating an autonomous, if not independent Tibet. The quest for Tibetan independence and, subsequently, the quest for Tibetan autonomy, have both been informed by this distinct orientation of the Buddhism. The Tibetan mode of Buddhism has historically been a channel for political resistance and the vocalization of protest against injustice. As the text by Fisher indicates, Buddhists have "often been non-violent social activists, protesting and trying to correct injustice, oppression, famine, cruelty to animals, nuclear testing warfare, and environmental devastation. E.F. Schumacher preached what he called 'Buddhist economics,' to restore willingness to live simply, generously, and humanely with each other." (p. 161)

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As this discussion on Tibetan Buddhism denotes, the identity of Tibet remains inextricable from the identity of a religious order that shaped this state for more than two millennia. On a global scale, we perceive Tibet as a context where the natural tendencies of the population toward the harmonious and ethical teachings of the Buddha have instead by crushed under the heel of totalitarian occupation. But in the form of the Dalia Lama and his worldwide network of adherents, Tibetan Buddhism proves to be an irrepressible force that may yet restore peace and self-determination its land of origin.
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Fisher, M.P. (2011). Living Religions, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson

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