The Dalai Lama, Bush, and Prayer Beads
I was putting my four year old daughter to bed the other night, and one of our occasional bedtime rituals is to look through my jewelry box. She asked me to tell her the story about my Tibetan prayer beads, which led into a story about the Dalai Lama: who is he, why is he famous, etc. So I explained about Buddism, Tibet, the Dalai Lama's role as a spiritual leader, how prayer beads relate to prayer, and what prayer is. At the end of all this my daughter asked, "Is he really a llama?"
Of course he really isn't a llama, just a lama. And his mother isn't a llama either, which is the whole question behind my daughter's favorite book, Is Your Mama a Llama?
All of this brings us to President Bush. Who would have thought that President Bush would be more public in his support and recognition of the Dalai Lama than any past U.S. President?
Of course he really isn't a llama, just a lama. And his mother isn't a llama either, which is the whole question behind my daughter's favorite book, Is Your Mama a Llama?
All of this brings us to President Bush. Who would have thought that President Bush would be more public in his support and recognition of the Dalai Lama than any past U.S. President?