He emphasised that he was not propagating Buddhism nor suggesting anybody propagate it.
He emphasised that he was not propagating Buddhism nor suggesting anybody propagate it.
The political aim shouldn’t be independence for Tibet, however the preservation of Tibetan tradition, the Dalai Lama mentioned by way of a recorded message launched on Wednesday. The video of the 86-year-old religious head of the Tibetans was performed earlier than a gaggle of parliamentarians and different supporters of the Tibetan trigger, gathered in Washington DC for the eighth World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet (WPCT).
“Politically we aren’t searching for Independence for Tibet. I’ve made this clear through the years. What most issues us is the significance of preserving and safeguarding our tradition and language,” he mentioned.
“And the fact as we speak is that there are rising numbers of Chinese language folks taking curiosity in Buddhism. Beneath such circumstances, if we will revive and prolong Tibetan tradition of heat heartedness and ethics, it can assist not solely Tibetans, however others with a Buddhist background to such because the Mongolians and on a bigger scale the folks of China,” the Dalai Lama mentioned.
He emphasised, repeatedly throughout his speech, that he was not propagating Buddhism nor suggesting anybody propagate it.
“We’re not attempting to propagate Buddhism, cultivating a heat coronary heart and turning into good human being is of profit whether or not you might be spiritual or not,” he mentioned.
Others who spoke on the opening session of the conference included Speaker of the U.S. Home of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and actor Richard Gere who has been a very long time supporter of the reason for Tibet.
