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Thupten Jampaling Monastery, which was founded in Lithang by the Third Dalai Lama, was astonished by the wonders of the child and also the state oracles of Lithang had predicted that the newborn child would be the reincarnation of the late Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lamas 2010

Thupten Jampaling Monastery, which was founded in Lithang by the Third Dalai Lama, was astonished by the wonders of the child and also the state oracles of Lithang had predicted that the newborn child would be the reincarnation of the late Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lamas 2010

His Holiness 'three elder brothers were Thupten Jigme Norbu - the eldest, who was recognised as the reincarnation of a high lama, Taktser Rinpoche - Gyalo Thondup and Lobsang Samten.

From Birth to Exile 2010

OFFERING PRAYERS: Buddhist monk Thupten Dhargyes prayed as villagers began to reconstruct a home in Chuglamsar, near Leh, India, Monday.

Photos of the Day: Aug. 16 2010

His Holiness 'three elder brothers were Thupten Jigme Norbu - the eldest, who was recognised as the reincarnation of a high lama, Taktser Rinpoche - Gyalo Thondup and Lobsang Samten.

From Birth to Exile 2010

Holiness then inaugurated the Thupten Shedrupling Temple with a brief address to the gathering.

H.H. the Dalai Lama Arrives in Belgium on Nine-Day Visit 2006

Holiness then inaugurated the Thupten Shedrupling Temple with a brief address to the gathering.

H.H. the Dalai Lama Arrives in Belgium on Nine-Day Visit 2006

Ani Thupten Dronma lives in California, where she works as a homeopathic M.D. Her friend Ani Thupten Chodron is a purchasing agent for the government at a satellite tracking station in Alaska.

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Then again, per Thupten Jinpa, Tensions aren't bad things.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Sarah Deming 2011

Ani Thupten Chodron says, "Stand in the right spot and the world comes to you."

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Sarah Deming 2011