The Dalai Lama later apologized in a statement posted on his official website. Dalai Lamas birthday was celebrated at the main Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala town of Himachal Pradesh, where Chief Minister Jairam Thakur took part virtually as the chief guest. In April, the Dalai Lama faced widespread criticism after a video circulated online showed him kissing a young boy on the lips and saying “suck my tongue.” The footage triggered a backlash online with social media users condemning his behavior as inappropriate. He was cheered by a large number of followers, including American actor Richard Gere, a longtime disciple. The Dalai Lama denies being a separatist and says he only advocates substantial autonomy and protection of Tibet’s native Buddhist culture. DHARMSALA, India (AP) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 87th birthday on Wednesday by inaugurating a library and museum in his hillside Indian headquarters. Tibetans and friends around the world will organize special events to celebrate the. India considers Tibet to be part of China, though it hosts Tibetan exiles. 6th July 2015 marks the 80th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama has made the hillside town of Dharmsala his headquarters since fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered warm birthday wishes and expressed admiration for the Dalai Lama’s commitment to peace and nonviolence, in a statement from his office. “We are celebrating my 88th birthday but look at me, I look barely 50,” the Dalai Lama said, smiling. DHARMSALA, India > The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala.Īrtists played traditional welcome tunes as the Tibetan spiritual leader arrived in his open mobile van to preside over the celebrations in the courtyard of the Tsuglakhang Temple, which was festooned with Tibetan and Buddhist flags and portraits.
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