![]() “His Holiness the Dalai Lama last visited Thailand in 1993 when a group of Nobel Peace laureates held a solidarity meeting for fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi,” Tenzin Taklha said. Her supporters are rallying support in advance of Burma’s 2010 elections and her possible release. Thailand is also the base for one of the Dalai Lama’s pet causes, democracy in military-dominated Burma and the release of imprisoned Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Though the Dalai Lama practices Tibetan Buddhism - a more mystical branch compared to Thailand’s conservative Theravada Buddhism - he is still highly regarded among Thais. He’s routinely invited by various Thai institutions, said Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary of the India-based Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Īn estimated 95 percent of Thais are Buddhist, making Thailand perhaps the world’s most Buddhist nation. Why would the Dalai Lama want to come to Thailand? However, as in much of the world, the Dalai Lama’s office says that Thailand has been quietly turning down the celebrity monk’s visa requests. The Dalai Lama’s popularity in America - where he’s revered among conservative circles, left-leaning lawmakers and the Beastie Boys alike - is nearly matched in Thailand. In the few Asian countries that still allow his entry, officials generally dodge photo-ops and sit-downs with the spiritual leader, described by China’s communist party as a “jackal in monk’s robes.” South Africa, fearing Chinese backlash, banned the Dalai Lama in advance of the 2010 World Cup. 18 at the White House, only after dodging a proposed sit-down last fall. ![]() President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet the 74-year-old monk on Feb. And despite Southeast Asia’s entrenched Buddhism, China’s diplomatic shadow has now blacked out the entire region for the Dalai Lama. Will they stamp the Dalai Lama’s passport?Īdd Thailand to the shrinking list of nations that won’t.Ĭhina is succeeding in its mission to globally ostracize the Tibetan monk, likely the world’s best-known Buddhist and the face of Tibet’s resistance to Chinese rule. Through the practice of Bodhicitta, the evils and sorrows within can be removed," Dalai Lama told more than 80,000 Buddhist devotees during the discourse.BANGKOK, Thailand - In the age of growing Chinese influence, there’s a simple measure of a country’s willingness to test China’s wrath. Looking at the welfare of all, nothing can be better than this. "If we look at Tibetan tradition also, Shakyas practice Bodhicitta in Nigama, Bodhicitta keeps the mind and body long and gives longevity. Read more: For Queen Elizabeth II and Ukraine: London's New Year fireworks dazzleĭalai Lama also asked to practice Bodhicitta for the benefit of self or others. The Chinese have an ancient relationship with Buddhism," Dalai Lama said. There is a lot of attachment towards Buddhism. ![]() People have Buddhism and Buddha in their minds. Many Buddha Viharas exist there even today. Be it Tibetan or Mongolian or China, there are many Buddhist monasteries in China. "Those who are showing faith in me as well as faith in Buddhism, must accept the Bodhicitta (spiritual awakening) that I am imparting. ![]() ![]() Even today, there are many people who believe in Buddhism in China,” he added.ĭalai Lama also said that the Chinese government destroyed many Buddhist Viharas, but the number of followers of Buddhism has not decreased in China. Buddhism could not be destroyed from China. “Buddhism was harmed by the Chinese government. “We have strong faith in Buddha dharma, when I visit trans-Himalayan regions, I find local people very devoted to dharma and it is the case in Mongolia and in China too though the system (Chinese government) sees dharma as poison and tried to destroy it, but they are not successful,” Dalai Lama said. Read more: Blast outside Kabul's military airport, casualties feared: What we know so farĪccusing China of considering Buddhism as poisonous and of carrying out a systematic campaign to destroy the religion and weed it out from China by destroying its institutions, Dalai Lama asserted that China has totally failed in doing so. Dalai Lama: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is seen. China is attempting to target and destroy Buddhism but it won't succeed, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said during the third and last day teaching program at Kalachakra Maidan in Bodh Gaya. ![]()
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