Word: lamas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...story follows the adventures of one Heinrich Harrer (Pitt), an Austrian mountain climber whose mountaineering expedition eventually takes him to the holy Tibetan city of Lhasa. The journey marks an emotional awakening for Harrer, one that culminates in his befriending the Dalai Lama, whose friendship and spiritual guidance emboldens him to return to and face tangled domestic issues at home. The relative lack of compelling ideas and characters to identify with before this enlightenment--basically, during Harrer's journey to Tibet--acts as a foil for the movie's latter, more fulfilling half...
...interaction between Harrer and the Dalai Lama is quite touching, even sweet. Harrer is called on to tutor the 12-year-old religious sovereign in the ways of the west, and the child's extreme patience and innocent wisdom, coupled with an incredibly warm smile, make him very endearing...
Years ago, the expression was "He's not a bad guy, but he's no Albert Schweitzer." Mother Teresa then replaced Schweitzer as the gold standard of goodness. Who will succeed her? Tom Hanks could, Jimmy Carter would want to, but we place our bets on the Dalai Lama or Nelson Mandela...
...like winning an Oscar, but STEVEN SEAGAL has a new line for his resume. The action star has become a Buddhist and has reportedly given money to the Tibetan cause. Now he has earned a title for his efforts--tulku, recognition that he's a reincarnated lama (that's the priest, not the beast). The honor was awarded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, Supreme Head of the Nyingma lineage and the 11th Throneholder of the Palyul monastery. Not all Buddhists are happy about the award. There are accusations that tulku titles are being sold...
SENTENCED. CHADREL RINPOCHE, 58, high-ranking Tibetan monk accused of leaking information to the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader; to six years in prison; on charges of disclosing state secrets and conspiracy to split China; in Xigaze, Tibet. Chadrel is a casualty of China's determination to assert its authority over Tibet's spiritual life...