His holiness dalai lama young11/21/2023 ![]() ![]() “Right now, while we are enjoying each other’s company in peace and tranquillity, in other parts of the world people are killing each other in anger and hatred driven by a sense of ‘us’ and ‘them’. Christians say we are all children of one God, Buddhists say all sentient beings share a desire for happiness. However we seek to fulfil this wish, it is important to have a sense of the oneness of humanity. We all wish to live a happy life and we all have the same right to do so. “Respected elder sister, as well as younger sisters and brothers,” His Holiness began, “all 7 billion human beings on this planet today are physically, mentally and emotionally the same. After Dr Jyotsana Sethi had introduced His Holiness, Sr Rosily welcomed him, explaining that the College is preparing to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding organization and the golden jubilee of the College itself. His Holiness participated with Sr Rosily and other senior members of staff in lighting a lamp. Five young Tibetan women, students of the College, presented the traditional ‘chemar changpu’ at the door to the auditorium. The Principal, Sr Rosily received him warmly as he stepped out of his car. Edited by Malcolm Foster.New Delhi, India - There was a cool breeze, despite the bright skies, when His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at Jesus & Mary College, a leading women’s educational institution, this morning. ![]() Kalden Lodoe of RFA’s Tibetan service contributed to this report. “But this video is certainly not about any cultural expression and even if it is, such cultural expressions are not acceptable.” “Some news refers to Tibetan culture about showing tongue.” the statement said. Still, the Delhi-based child rights group, Haq: Center for Child Rights, told CNN in a statement that it condemns “all form of child abuse.” The foundation included a photo of the Dalai Lama with his arm around the smiling boy. The Dalai Lama fled his homeland into exile in 1959 after a failed national revolt against Chinese rule. The event took place at the Main Tibetan Temple near the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala – the city at the edge of the Himalayas that serves as the seat of the Tibetan government in exile. The Twitter account for the M3M foundation, the philanthropic arm of an Indian real estate company, said on Twitter that the Dalai Lama blessed more than 120 students who had just completed a skills training course. "However, His Holiness has apologized if his words have offended anybody.”Īccording to a reliable source, the parents of the boy seen in the video told officials in the Dalai Lama’s office that their faith and respect for him remains intact. Namgyal Choedup, a representative in the Office of Tibet in Washington, said the video clip was “blown out of context and some news networks have sensationalized the incident. ![]() He then sticks out his tongue and says “and suck my tongue.” With laughter in the background, the video shows the boy sticking his tongue out before withdrawing it, and the Dalai Lama did the same. Then the Dalai Lama motions to his lips and says “here also,” and kisses the boy briefly on the lips. The Dalai Lama then points to his cheek and says “first here.” The boy kisses the cheek and gives him a hug. A video clip shows the boy at first asking the 87-year-old for a hug.
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