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IN SR0084
Resolution
AI Summary
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Honors Arjia Rinpoche (8th Agya Hotogtu, Lobsang Tubten Jigme Gyatso), recognized as one of the most prominent Buddhist teachers in the world and the only Tibetan high lama of Mongolian descent
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Recognizes his survival of 16 years in a forced labor camp during China's Cultural Revolution and his secret continuation of Buddhist practice and study during that period
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Acknowledges his role in reestablishing monastic life at Kumbum Monastery, one of the six largest Gelugpa school monasteries, and launching humanitarian projects including a Red Cross organization, disaster relief, a medical clinic, and a school for village children
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Notes his appointment by the 14th Dalai Lama as Director of the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center (TMBCC) in Bloomington, Indiana, a 108-acre non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Tibetan and Mongolian cultures
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Arjia Rinpoche and the TMBCC in Bloomington
Legislative Description
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Arjia Rinpoche.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Crider, Delph, Eckerty, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Leising, Long, Merritt, Pat Miller, Pete Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Randolph, Rogers, Schneider, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Waterman, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as coauthors
4/22/2013