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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1249 words (5 pages) in the essay titled Richard Gere and the Dali Lama During the seventh century, Buddhism was introduced into Tibet. Tibet was controlledby the Chinese empire from the 1600’s until 1912, when most of it gained its independence. Half a century ago, in 1949, Chinese troops invaded Tibet, once again ending it s isolation beyond the Himalayan mountains. The Chinese communists rejected Tibet s unique brand of Buddhism and forbade the practicing of any such religion. At first, the Dalai Lama, Tibet s spiritual and temporal leader, was allowed to serve as a domestic authority there. Later, however, in the midst of the invasion, the Dalai Lama and over 100,000 Tibetans were forced to flee into exile in India. After 1959, things only got worse. Over one million Tibetans, nearly one-fifth of the country s population, died as a result of China s new policies. Many more were thrown into prisons and labor camps; and thousands of temples and other historic buildings were destroyed . In the years after, Tibet s remarkable culture, and its inhabitants, have been persecuted and the Tibetans have struggled to get back their freedom and keep their culture intact. As Tibet’s fight for independence continued, people around the world became aware of the situation. Upon hearing of the devastating events that took place, more and more people wanted to help out in any way possible. . There have been several Hollywood stars who have supported Tibet and Tibetan Bud... |
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Keywords: invaded tibet, dali lama, tibetan buddhism, dalai lama, goldie hawn, harrison ford, meg ryan, himalayan mountains, barbara streisand, chinese communists, chinese empire, chinese troops, remarkable culture, temporal leader, robert thurman, historic buildings, mid twenties, 1600s, richard gere, later in life