Spirituality 6:
"Ocean of Blessing"
XIV "Dalai" Lama
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The traditional birth information:
- Born as "Lhamo Dhondrub"
- at Sunrise
- in Takster village, Amdo, Tibet
- on (the local equivalent of) 06-July-1935
His Holiness was born 5th of 16 children of a rural farm family. His birth time is not recorded or remembered; however the date is offered with confidence.
Anecdotal time based on direct sun ray into the lagnas of both radix and navamsha charts.
The sunrise birth time does yield a dashamsha for political leadership which is consistent with his global influence.
Let us speculatively use the anecdotal birth time of sunrise which is reported by H.H.'s family. If we set the clock time to 05:15 in Takster, Amdo (far north eastern Tibet) -- then, Tenzing Gyatso's troubled exodus from Tibet in 1959 would correspond to Chandra/Shani period.
The momentous difficulties including threat of death during this famed period in the Dalai Lama's life, could be sensible not only from the overall significations of swakshetra L-8 Shani, but also from Shani's role as lord of dashamsha, setting up a lifetime of international leadership under highly straitened circumstances.
Shani's power as L-8 in dharmabhava could signify extraordinary accomplishments in an extremely conceptual religious tradition which incorporates the full tantric skill set including magic and psychic healing, but which is also philosophically rational at the highest levels and - keynote of Shani/Kumbha - its top practitioners are utterly eccentric. Further, H.H.'s career as a religious leader with political responsibilities would be confirmed by the strongest career indicator, lord of 10th navamsha, being super-strong in 9th radix of the priesthood.
His Holiness received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. This prestigious international honor would have been granted at the very beginning of Guru Mahadasha, which seems very suitable if Guru is radix L-7/L-10 and Guru occupies 4th dashamsha.
Additional major international recognitions include
- Honorary Canadian Citizenship bestowed by the unanimous agreement of the Canadian Parliament in 2006
- USA Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by the US Congress upon major servants of humanity, also in 2006.
(The USA honor was backed by two-thirds majority of Congress - which signifies exceptionally strong support for H.H.'s leadership despite the USA's crucial commercial ties to China.)
At minimum the proposed radix chart displays advanced communicative efficacy. His Holiness learned International English in adulthood and has become a highly successful communicator in several human languages over the period of his increasingly global leadership.
Proposed Ketu-rising also suggests his ability to communicate psychically with those who are sensitive enough to perceive his presence on the astral plane. Many people report that H.H. appears to them in dreams & waking meditation, as a benevolent, fatherly figure offering unconditional acceptance and encouragement in their spiritual practice.
Moon in Simha with Shukra suggests a royal lineage, but the staunchly egalitarian 7th aspect from abstract, philosophically detached swakshetra Shani puts the kibosh on most of the pomp and ceremony. Despite the abundant plumes and trumpets of medieval Tibetan ritual with which H.H. remains involved, he is much more famous worldwide for his egalitarian presentation as a simple monk. Outside the Tibetan diaspora, H.H.'s clearest image is of the simple monk saying "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
Of course, within the Tibetan diaspora H.H.'s dramatic role in ritual religion is extremely vital to ethnic tradition. We simply point to the expected polarity of Chandra/Shukra giving localized ethnic pomp and circumstance, while Shani emphasizes meta-rational philosophy and the community of all sentient beings. As with all mutual opposing drishti, if the planets are friendly toward each other the native can generally manage the polarity by behaving opposite ways in opposite domains.
Rising nodes suggest a peculiar tantrik incarnation, enhanced psychic sensitivity (Ketu) and a life determined largely by those more powerful than himself (Rahu). Ketu, the icon of Shri Ganesha, represents non-violent strategies for removing all obstacles on the path to full merging with the Divine.
About speculative birth times:
Please observe caution in using a speculative birth time! Vimshottari Dasha absolutely requires accurate birth time.
We can carefully build a case for using ae speculative birth time by proving multiple correspondences between expected planetary results and known events in the native's life. This proving process is easier for a public figure such as Tenzin Gyatso whose adult life is chronicled in detail. On this page we are using public information about his dangerous teenage trans-Himalayan flight from Chinese military invaders, and later famous international honors. It would be easier if H.H. were a movie star or a politician because we could use records of marriage, children, and winning elections! However even the life of a famous monk has notable moments that provide some legitimate rectification data...
Yet, no matter how extensive the apparent correlations, speculative birth times will always remain suspect . Predictions based on speculative birth times must include more than the usual caveat emptor.
Readers familiar with intimate details of H.H.'s life might wish to continue rectifying H.H.'s birth time to get the details working properly.
Suppose... you try to convert someone from another religion to the Buddhist religion, and you argue with them trying to convince them of the inferiority of their position.
And suppose you do not succeed, suppose they do not become Buddhist. On the one hand, you have failed in your task, and on the other hand, you may have weakened the trust they have in their own religion, so that they may come to doubt their own faith. What have you accomplished by all this? It is of no use.
When we come into contact with the followers of different religions, we should not argue. Instead, we should advise them to follow their own beliefs as sincerely and as truthfully as possible. For if they do so, they will no doubt reap certain benefits. Of this there is no doubt. Even in the immediate future, they will be able to achieve more happiness and more satisfaction.
...When I meet the followers of different religions, I always praise them, for it is enough, it is sufficient, that they are following the moral teachings that are emphasized in every religion. It is enough, as I mentioned earlier, that they are trying to become better human beings. This in itself is very good and worthy of praise.
~~ H.H. Dalai Lama. (2001). Answers: Discussions with Western Buddhists by the Dalai Lama. José Ignacio Cabezón (Ed.) www.snowlionpub.com
updated: 31 August 2008
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