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| − | After the system of recognizing Tulkus came into being, various procedures for going about it began to develop and grow. Among these some of the most important involve the predecessor’s predictive letter and other instructions and indications that might occur; the reincarnation’s reliably recounting his previous life and speaking about it; identifying possessions belonging to the predecessor and recognizing people who had been close to him. Apart from these, additional methods include asking reliable spiritual masters for their divination as well as seeking the predictions of mundane oracles, who appear through mediums in trance, and observing the visions that manifest in sacred lakes of protectors like Lhamoi Latso, a sacred lake south of Lhasa.
| + | After the system of [[recognizing]] [[Tulkus]] came into {{Wiki|being}}, various procedures for going about it began to develop and grow. Among these some of the most important involve the predecessor’s predictive [[letter]] and other instructions and indications that might occur; the reincarnation’s reliably recounting his previous [[life]] and speaking about it; identifying {{Wiki|possessions}} belonging to the predecessor and [[recognizing]] [[people]] who had been close to him. Apart from these, additional methods include asking reliable [[spiritual]] [[masters]] for their [[divination]] as well as seeking the predictions of [[mundane]] {{Wiki|oracles}}, who appear through mediums in [[trance]], and observing the visions that [[manifest]] in [[sacred]] lakes of [[protectors]] like Lhamoi Latso, a [[sacred]] lake {{Wiki|south}} of {{Wiki|Lhasa}}.
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| − | When there happens to be more than one prospective candidate for recognition as a Tulku, and it becomes difficult to decide, there is a practice of making the final decision by divination employing the dough-ball method (zen tak) before a sacred image while calling upon the power of truth.
| + | When there happens to be more than one prospective candidate for [[recognition]] as a [[Tulku]], and it becomes difficult to decide, there is a practice of making the final decision by [[divination]] employing the dough-ball method ([[zen]] tak) before a [[sacred]] {{Wiki|image}} while calling upon the [[power]] of [[truth]].
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 24 September 2013
After the system of recognizing Tulkus came into being, various procedures for going about it began to develop and grow. Among these some of the most important involve the predecessor’s predictive letter and other instructions and indications that might occur; the reincarnation’s reliably recounting his previous life and speaking about it; identifying possessions belonging to the predecessor and recognizing people who had been close to him. Apart from these, additional methods include asking reliable spiritual masters for their divination as well as seeking the predictions of mundane oracles, who appear through mediums in trance, and observing the visions that manifest in sacred lakes of protectors like Lhamoi Latso, a sacred lake south of Lhasa.
When there happens to be more than one prospective candidate for recognition as a Tulku, and it becomes difficult to decide, there is a practice of making the final decision by divination employing the dough-ball method (zen tak) before a sacred image while calling upon the power of truth.
