Dalai Lama with Nelson Mandela
"Everywhere I go I find the same friendliness and hospitality, and a thirst for knowledge about Tibet.
It became clear to me that there is a fascination with my land among many people all around the world."
--The Dalai Lama visiting Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1996.
Tibetan Buddhism is one of the various branches that grew from the teachings of the original students of the Buddha. Theravada is prominent in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma. Other variants based on the teachings of the Buddha spread throughout Japan, China, Vietnam and Korea, and gave birth to Zen Buddhism.
The boy Lhamo Thondup becomes Tenzin Gyatso.
