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Source: Mandala Texts: Trülku/Yangsi: Recognition of Reincarnations

Yangsi (ཡང་སྲིད་) or trülku (སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་) tradition of recognizing young children as a reincarnation of a former personage is a practice widespread in the Buddhist Himalayas. It is based on the general Buddhist belief in rebirth and Mahāyāna Buddhist concept of enlightened beings appearing in the world to rescue sentient beings. The term yangsi literally means being born again or repeating existence. It refers to a person taking birth again in the cycle of existence, purportedly to continue the spiritual project of the previous life.

The trülku or yangsi tradition as a socio-religious institutional practice started effectively in the late 13^th century in Tibet. [...] When a candidate is accepted as a yangsi, the child is ceremoniously installed on the throne of the former master. After this, personal tutors are appointed to give him proper training in Buddhist sciences and religious rituals. The child is generally taken under the custody of the religious elders instead of leaving him under the full care of his parents. Disciples and devotees shower the child with gifts and adoration often leading the child to grow in a superficial world of self importance.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Ends with: Chyangsi.

Full-text: Trulku.

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