2024-08-19
40 分钟Osel Hita Torres was a Spanish toddler when he was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of a well-known Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher called Lama Yeshe. As a child he was sent to a monastery in India to prepare for life as a monk and scholar. Many expected him to carry on Lama Yeshe’s work of teaching Buddhism around the world when he grew up. But Osel had other ideas. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Zoe Gelber Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784 (Photo: The Little Lama Osel with Geshe Gendun Choephel (left) and Lama Zopa Rinpoche (right): Credit: Jacie Keeley)
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I was like a living God, a living relic, you know, to sit on a throne as an 18 month old baby.
And I had to sit through all these ceremonies so people would come to me to receive blessings and I had to give them blessings.
And I had no contact with the west at all, you know, so I was completely isolated.
And sometimes I would play with other kids, but I was always different and they wouldn't allow the kids to really touch me because they didn't really want me to be influenced.
When Ocel Hita Torres was just a toddler, he was invited alongside his parents from Spain to India to fulfill an extraordinary mission.
He'd been recognized as the reincarnation of a revered Buddhist monk and teacher and was told it was his destiny to carry on his work.
His parents, devoted followers of Buddhism, were down for the ride.
But as Ozal got older, he veered from the path that had been chosen for him.
So that was really when I started to decide, you know, that, hey, I'm not going to stay here forever.
I'm going to use this time now to learn as much as I can, but Once I turn 18, nobody can stop me.
That's it.
I'm independent.
You're listening to Lives Less Ordinary from the BBC World Service.
I'm Mubin Azhar.