I am watching a live stream that bubbled up on one of my social media feeds. The stream is of a procession led by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th and incumbent Dalai Lama, each a reincarnation of his predecessor and a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the original Bodhisattva of Compassion. The Dalai Lamas are revered as high spiritual leaders in Tibetan Buddhism. They are not viewed as reincarnations of the Buddha but rather as his spiritual successors, specifically tied to the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Tenzin is 89, born on the same month and day as my father but two years into the future...

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