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Article: BOY BUDDHA.(the escape from Tibet to India of Trinley Dorje, a 14-year-old who is the third highest leader in Tibetan Buddhism)(Brief Article)
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- February 4, 2000
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14-Year Old Religious Leader Flees Tibet
Dharamsala, India -- It's not easy being both a teenager and a living Buddha--especially in Chinese-controlled Tibet.
On January 5, 14-year-old Ugyen Trinley Dorje, along with five followers, staggered into Dharamsala, an Indian town in the foothills of the Himalayas near the Tibetan border. The group had trekked for eight days through the world's highest mountains, enduring storms, frigid temperatures, and treacherous trails to escape from Tibet.
The trek made headlines around the world. Dorje is no ordinary teen, and his escape was no ordinary escape. He is the 17th Karmapa, the third-highest religious ...