The system of reincarnation of Living Buddhas is the main point to distinguish Tibetan Buddhism from other forms of Buddhism. This led to the introduction of the system?
The term Living Buddha emerged in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) when Emperor Kublai Khan Pagba, head of the Sakya Sect, was honored by the granting of the title “Buddha of the Western Paradise.”Thereafter, eminent Tibetan monks who distinguished in the practice of Buddhism is known como”budas life.”However, the term “Living Buddha was not recognized as a specific title for a monk who was succeeded by Dece the head of a monastery until the eventual introduction of living Buddha reincarnation system.
In 1252, Kublai Khan granted an audience Pagba and Garma Pakshi, an eminent monk with the Garma sect. Garma Pakshi, however, sought the patronage of Monge Khan who came to him an award gold rimmed black hat and a golden seal of authority. Write Before his death in 1283, Garma Paksli a testament to the established interests of his sect guaranteed. The will advised his disciples to a child to inherit the black hat again based, with instruction on the premise that Buddhist idelogy eternal, and a Buddha is born again, he had taken to complete missions. Garma Pakshi disciples acted in accordance with the will and found the soul boy of their master. The event will Has the introduction of the system of reincarnation of living Buddha for the Black-lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Emperor Yongle honored Black-Hat Living Buddha as Prince Garmab el”Gran treasure of the Dharma,”the first of three “Princes of Dharma.”System of reincarnation of Buddha’s life still active today. On September 27, 1992, the monastery in Curpu Doilungdêqên County, Lhasa, the site of a ceremony of the enthronement of the 16th Living Buddha Garmab. The event marked a new history page or Garma GAGY Sect.
Various sects of Tibetan Buddhism reacted to the introduction of the system of reincarnation of living Buddha by a number of similar systems. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) during the reign of Emperor Qianlong alone, 148 entered the Great Buddha Hall for reincarnation with the Council of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs, the number rises to 160 d ‘by the end of the dynasty. Reincarnation systems have a role, as played by the Dalai Lama and the Panchen systems.
The system of reincarnation of the Dalai Lama was in the 16th Century introduced. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, visited the Dalai Lama Beiing 5 in honor of the Emperor Shunzhi. The Qing emperor granted him the honorary title “Dalai Lama, Guardian of the Buddhist Faith on Earth under the autonomy of the Grand Charity subsisting Buddha of the Western Paradise.”The title Dalai Lama was thus established, and again, until today. The current Dalai Lama in the Potala Palace, February 22, 1940 enthroned in a ceremony presided over by Wu Zhongxin, minister of the Committee on Mongolian and Tibetan nationalist government of the Republic of China (1911-49). The nationalist government ordered that confirms that the Child reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama without the requirement of the established method to draw the golden urn and assert instead directly as the 14th Dalai Lama to be successful.
The system reincarnatin The Panchen Lama was introduced in 1713, when 5 of the Panchen Lama was awarded the honorary title “Panchen Lama” with Erdeni meaning “great treasure” in Manchu. The 9th Panchen and 13 Dalai Lama has been disagreement over the period of the Republic of China, the Panchen Lama from 9 cities in China. He died in the province of Qinghai. Tashilhungpo Monastery, the resident monastery of the Panchen, which is a child name Gongbo Cidain. Everything indicates that he, the soul of the 9th Panchen Boys Zongren Li, President of the Republic of China, issued a special order of the direction of the child “excuse for the drawing process and a special permit as the 10th Panchen Lama to be successful. The induction ceremony prominent place in Tar Monastery August 10, 1949 was developed by Guan Jieyu, minister of the Committee on Mongolian and Tibean nationalist government of the Republic of China headed.
Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism came to power in Tibet in the 17th Century, and the system of reincarnation of Living Buddhas was a point of contention with the upper class in Tibet. In 1793, as part of efforts to change the direction of the nominated overcome the drawbacks characteristic of soul boys of the same tribes, the Qing government announced the 29-article regulation for the effective administration of Tibet. The first article of the Regulation states: “To ensure the Yellow Sect continues to flourish, awarded the Grand Emperor with a golden urn and ivory slips for use in confirming the reincarnated soul boy of a deceased Living Buddha. For this purpose, four major Buddhist guardian will be called the names of the candidates and their year of birth written on the ivory documents in three languages – Manchu, Han Chinese and Tibetans, ivory slips will be placed in a golden urn and learned Living Buddhas, who pray for seven days before Hotogtu Number of Living Buddhas and high commissioners in Tibet by the central government has officially confirmed the soul boy by drawing lots from the golden urn in front of the statue of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Temple.
The lottery system of the golden urn and perfected the system of reincarnation of living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism. After the draw ceremony, the High Commissioners and leaders were needed by the soul boy search group to report back the result to the central government report. The induction ceremony took place after the approval of the central government.
Creating the Qing dynasty commissioned artisans given to two golden urns. An urn go1den to confirm the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama in the Potala Palace in Lhasa. The others, the reincarnations of Mongolian and Tibetan Grand Living Buddhas and Buddha Hotogtu confirm living in the Yonghegong Monastery in Beijing.
