The Origin of Reincarnate Masters in the Buddhist Tradition A talk by Hubert Decleer
Wednesday September 1, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
Price: $12.00
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It is commonly believed that the discovery process, the recognition and enthronement of reincarnated masters was purely "a Tibetan political innovation", the "invention of a tradition". The Dalai Lama has mentioned a Hindu precedent in the life of Dharmakirti and a Buddhist one exemplified by the life of Vasubandu's disciple, Sthiramati. He did not refer to the more obvious case of Candragomin, nor to the first textual proof of a reincarnate master in the Sanskritic Buddhist world.
Hubert Decleer has been with the School for International Training's Tibetan and Himalayan study abroad program since 1987.
