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EssentialQuestion:The Dalai Lama is good for Tibet.

1. Who was the first Dalai Lama? Gendun Drup ([|1391]–[|1474]) is retrospectively considered to be the first of the [|Dalai Lamas] of [|Tibet], who are believed to be reincarnations of [|Chenresig] (Sanskrit: [|Avalokiteshvara]), the [|Bodhisattva] of Compassion.

2. Why did china force him to leave the country? Apparently he fled for his life because the Chinese were murdering the monks and destroying the monasteries.

3. Was he fair to Tibet?

4. Does he believe in communism?

5. Does majority of Tibet want him to come back?

6. What has the Dalai Lama done for the people of Tibet?

7.What has china done for Tibet?

8.What is the dalai lama known for? Being the political and spiritial leader of Tibet and the yellow hat sect.

9. What caused the confict between china and the dalai lama? The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Buddhism in Tibet, which China regards as its western province. More importantly for this issue, the Dalai Lama has become a symbol of claims for Tibetan independence, which the Chinese government naturally resists. The Dalai Lama has recently said that he no longer wants independence for Tibet and merely wants to negotiate a level of autonomy for Tibet, within sovereign China. He has also said that he sees economic benefits for the Tibetan people being citizens of China. However, the Chinese government remains suspicious of his real intentions and refuses to negotiate with him.

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