Tibetan leader urges efforts to enable Dalai Lama’s return
Alarabya,
1 April 2018
The prime
minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile urged his compatriots
on Saturday to strengthen efforts to make the return of the Dalai Lama to his
native land a reality.
minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile urged his compatriots
on Saturday to strengthen efforts to make the return of the Dalai Lama to his
native land a reality.
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Tibetan
spiritual leader Dalai Lama at an event marking the beginning of the 60th year
of his exile in India, in Dharmsala, India. (AP)
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Lobsang
Sangay also said Tibet has seen 60 years of destruction of its civilization,
culture and identity by the Chinese since the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans’
spiritual leader, fled to India in 1959.
Sangay also said Tibet has seen 60 years of destruction of its civilization,
culture and identity by the Chinese since the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans’
spiritual leader, fled to India in 1959.
The Dalai
Lama and Sangay spoke at a public event in the northern Indian town of
Dharmsala marking the beginning of the 60th year of the spiritual leader’s
exile in India.
Lama and Sangay spoke at a public event in the northern Indian town of
Dharmsala marking the beginning of the 60th year of the spiritual leader’s
exile in India.
Sangay
said the Dalai Lama “dreamt of himself in a room in the Potala Palace filled
with light where he will be reunited with Tibetans inside Tibet.” The Potala
Palace in Lhasa was the residence of the Dalai Lama until he fled to India during
the 1959 Tibetan uprising.
said the Dalai Lama “dreamt of himself in a room in the Potala Palace filled
with light where he will be reunited with Tibetans inside Tibet.” The Potala
Palace in Lhasa was the residence of the Dalai Lama until he fled to India during
the 1959 Tibetan uprising.
“We
Tibetan people with the support of people of India and abroad should strengthen
our efforts to make his return to his Potala Palace a reality,” Sangay said.
“Let us reunite the Dalai Lama with Tibetans inside Tibet who have spent the
last 60 years with a hope, with a dream to get a glimpse of the Dalai Lama in
their lifetime.”
Tibetan people with the support of people of India and abroad should strengthen
our efforts to make his return to his Potala Palace a reality,” Sangay said.
“Let us reunite the Dalai Lama with Tibetans inside Tibet who have spent the
last 60 years with a hope, with a dream to get a glimpse of the Dalai Lama in
their lifetime.”
“Thousands
and thousands of Tibetans have been killed and have died for the cause of
Tibet. Many of them have burned themselves alive,” he said in a hard-hitting
speech.
and thousands of Tibetans have been killed and have died for the cause of
Tibet. Many of them have burned themselves alive,” he said in a hard-hitting
speech.
The Dalai
Lama thanked India for giving shelter to him and said the Tibetans have turned
their unfortunate circumstances into a path of enlightenment by reviving their
spirit and influence wherever they are.
Lama thanked India for giving shelter to him and said the Tibetans have turned
their unfortunate circumstances into a path of enlightenment by reviving their
spirit and influence wherever they are.
The
Indian government was represented by junior Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma.
Earlier this month, local media reported that India had told top officials to
avoid events held by Tibet’s exile government to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s
life in India, fearful of hurting relations with China.
Indian government was represented by junior Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma.
Earlier this month, local media reported that India had told top officials to
avoid events held by Tibet’s exile government to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s
life in India, fearful of hurting relations with China.
Ram
Madhav, a governing Bharatiya Janata Party leader, expressed hope in his speech
that the Dalai Lama “would be able to find a solution to the Tibetan issue
through peaceful and democratic means that will facilitate your honorable
return to your homeland.”
Madhav, a governing Bharatiya Janata Party leader, expressed hope in his speech
that the Dalai Lama “would be able to find a solution to the Tibetan issue
through peaceful and democratic means that will facilitate your honorable
return to your homeland.”
Subdued
speech
speech
The Dalai
Lama was subdued in his speech, but in the past he has said the issue of Tibet
could be best resolved amicably through the middle way approach, by resuming
dialogue with China demanding true autonomy while remaining under Chinese rule.
Lama was subdued in his speech, but in the past he has said the issue of Tibet
could be best resolved amicably through the middle way approach, by resuming
dialogue with China demanding true autonomy while remaining under Chinese rule.
The Dalai
Lama said Saturday that he left Tibet in 1959 under difficult circumstances
without knowing what would happen in the next 50 or 60 years.
Lama said Saturday that he left Tibet in 1959 under difficult circumstances
without knowing what would happen in the next 50 or 60 years.
“Today we
are celebrating 60 years in exile where we could see what will happen to us in
the future to a certain extent,” he said without elaborating.
are celebrating 60 years in exile where we could see what will happen to us in
the future to a certain extent,” he said without elaborating.
China
says Tibet has historically been part of its territory since the mid-13th
century, and has governed it since 1951. But many Tibetans say the region was
effectively independent for most of its history.
says Tibet has historically been part of its territory since the mid-13th
century, and has governed it since 1951. But many Tibetans say the region was
effectively independent for most of its history.
