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Dalai Lama -- 达赖喇嘛

[Hi, There is one article about 14th Dalai Lama in the following link. Captured one piece of article below, I believe concise people will know whether the words speaked from Dalai Lama is correct or not. The article can be distributed without any limitation.


In the opening speech he gave at the annual meeting of the Neuroscience Association in
November of 2005 in Washington D.C., the Dalai Lama said, “How can Buddhist
monastics who are not vegetarians cultivate compassion? 

In the past, Tibet did not have vegetables. They had to eat meat. However, when killing a living being, the entire family had to chant the Six Syllable Great Brightness Mantra. 

Since the Tibetan people now have vegetables to eat, there is no need for them to eat meat.”


In an interview conducted in June of 2006 by the Hong Kong magazine “Asian Weekly,”
the Dalai Lama told a reporter, “I want to emphasize that we are Buddhists and may
not harm a large number of living beings.” He also said, “I abstained from eating
meat in 1965. Two years later, I had problems with my liver. My doctor suggested
that I eat meat. I eat very little meat.”


The Dalai Lama said that Buddhists may not harm a large number of living beings. 

Does he mean that Buddhists may harm a small number of living beings? 

The meaning of his other words is that by eating a little meat he is not committing an offense, whereas eating a lot of meat would be an offense.

I would like to ask a question to all of you eminent monastics of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, Mahayana or Hinayana Buddhism. 

Is eating a small amount of meat justified in that it is not a violation of the precepts for monks? 

The meaning of the Dalai Lama’s words is that he is a notch higher than Sakyamuni Buddha and that the precepts laid down by Sakyamuni Buddha do not count.

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您好:
底下连结有一篇有关14th达赖喇嘛的文章. 撷取裡面九月评的一些片段如下, 相信有智慧的人一定可以辨别底下的话语是否为正确的.

2005 年11 月，达赖喇嘛在美国华盛顿“神经科学协会”年会的开幕演讲中
说：“僧侣不茹素，如何修慈悲心，过去西藏没有蔬菜，只好荤食，但杀生
时全家都要持六字大明咒。现在藏人有菜吃，就没有必要荤食了。”

达赖喇嘛在2006 年6 月香港“亚洲周刊”专访中，对记者说：“我要强调的
是，我们是佛教徒，不能大量伤害生命”。又说：“我在六五年曾戒过肉，
二年后肝有问题，医生建议吃肉，我吃肉非常少。”

达赖说佛教徒不能大量伤害生命，意思是少量伤害生命就可以了？达赖
的意思是他吃肉少就没有罪，吃肉多的才有罪。请问显密二宗大乘小乘的高
僧们，是不是吃少量的肉就是应该的，就不是破戒比丘？

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Hahaha! 

To the sender of this email, I underlined certain parts of the passage you sent. 

In Summary, the writer is biased against a "Figure Head" of Prominence. Bringing Comparison against Sakyamuni Buddha, the writer made a grave Mistake, as this is Dualism and not what writer coined as "Concise People" will do. :)

Writer also state that in the past, Tibetans families chant Six Syllable Great Brightness Mantra (Om Mani Pad Me Hom) when killing a living being. 

Does writer knows about the "powers" of this mantra? Hahaha! 

This is Avalokitesvara's mantra and like the numerous variants of this Boddhisattva, reaches All of the 6 Realms of Samsara. 

We in True Buddha School, of Tantric leanings, were taught from Refuge to chant Rebirth mantra of Amitabha Buddha or Deliverance mantra of Manjusri Boddhisattva; to deliver the spirits to Pureland before consumption of food. We therefore cleanse the food.

We also does Offering to all Divinities before partaking of the food too.

The Dualistic view of small or large quantity really Not An Issue at All! :)

Just because I posted and quoted some articles on the Dalai Lama, does not mean I will blindly join in anyone's crusade or vendetta against any person, be they prominent or not!

I think I am one of those "Concise people" the writer pointed to? :)

Also remember that Karma is of the Individual's and nothing to do with others! 

We voiced opinion for the Good of all beings like my article about Sexual abuse of minors by monks in the Holy institutions, hoping that the relevant authorities do something to halt these Heinous crimes! We are not to defame or down some one of Prominence and paving the way for another to take over! 

In my humble opinion, anyone waiting in line to "Take - over", in Religious context, also wasting their time, in which, time, can be better use to pursue more worthwhile causes to lessen suffering of sentient beings.

To people that think that you can use me or my websites for your vendettas or biased crusades, Sorry, I am not your cup of tea! 

Please verify all your info before you try to "air" your views too. :)

I may seem Crazy, Rebellious, Controversial, ..... but Are You Sure that is Me? 

Hahaha!

My Advice is to really read my writings well and find the True Me, before trying to attempt to Manipulate; Slander; Defame; Scold; ..... me. 

Cheers all.

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom

Lama Lotuschef