Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama celebrates his 90 birthday on Sunday, July 6, with many expanding their best wishes for his holiness around the world.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a contribution to X that he would join 1.4 billion Indians in the expansion of “our hottest wishes to his Holiness Dalai Lama on his 90.”
PM Modi said that the Dalai Lama “was a lasting symbol of love, compassion, patience and moral discipline”.
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“His message inspired respect and admiration across all faiths. We pray for his ongoing good health and long life,” PM said.
The United States has also expanded the best wishes for their holiness of the Dalai Lama to his 90. Birthday.
The statement of US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said: “The United States remains firmly determined to promote respect for human rights and the fundamental freedom of Tibetans.”
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“We support the efforts to maintain a clear language, cultural and religious heritage of Tibetans, including their ability to freely select and worship religious leaders without intervention,” he read Rubi’s message.
Formerly on Saturday, after a solemn prayer of a long life in Tsuglagkhang, the main temple of the Dalai Lama in McLeodganj, the spiritual leader said he hopes to live another 30 to 40 years to serve people.
“In the morning I was able to serve Buddha Dharma and creatures Tibet and I hope to live for more than 130 years,” the Dalai Lama told thousands of followers who gathered on Saturday in the Northern Northern city of Dharamshala.
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Concerns about indo-sino tension
Before his birthday, “the Dalai Lama statement” a statement of the continuation of the Dalai institution “if indo-sino tension.
The Dalai Lama, who lives in Dharamshale, Himachal Pradesh from the escape from Tibet in 1959 as a result of the unsuccessful uprising against the Chinese government, that he would reincarnate in the “free world” outside China.
This week he told his followers that the only authority to recognize his reincarnation is his non -profit institution, Gaden Podrang Trust.
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However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reaffirmed on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama must be approved by the Central Government in Beijing.
According to the intelligence agency, nor the Chinese spokesman Mao Ning said that Tibetan Buddhism is a religion with Chinese characteristics and that the reincarnation process must monitor traditional methods, including drawing land from the Golden Urn.
“Tibetan Buddhism was born in China and is a religion with Chinese characteristics,” Mao Ning spokesman said in the report.
Following this stir over the successor of the Dalai Lama, Minister of Trade Union Rajiv Ranjan Singh He said that the Indian attitude to this issue “is very clear. We will not interfere with any religious activity. We will never interfere in such things.”
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Previously, trade union minister Kiren Rijija said, “… I am a devoted Dalai Lama. Everyone in the world that follows the Dalai Lama wants to be selected by the Dalai Lama himself.”
It was the first reaction of the head of the Indian government about the comments of the Dalai Lama to his successor.
China then raised objections to Rijija’s remarks and urged India to be carefully acting on Tibetan problems to prevent its impact on the improvement of bilateral relations.
“India should be obvious before the anti-Chinese separatist nature of 14. The Dalai Lama and honor their obligations related to Xizang (Tibet) related to questions,” said PTI spokesman for Foreign Ministry Mao Ning. China refers to Tibet as Xizang.
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He added: “India should proceed carefully in its words and deeds, stop interfering with Chinese internal affairs with Xizang -related problems and avoiding the impact on the improvement and development of the relationship in China and India.”
Later, during the celebrations of the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama, Kiren Rijiju He said, “It’s a matter of great fortune to be present here for his birthday. It’s a religious matter, not a political problem.”
“I don’t want to respond to a Chinese statement, but we’ll leave everything to his holiness …” Rijia added.
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In particular, Dharamshala is home to the Dalai Lama in exile since 1959 after he fled Tibet after the unsuccessful uprising against the Chinese government. Since then he has maintained Tibet’s aspirations for greater autonomy according to the Government of the Chinese Communist Party and mobilized the Tibetans inside and outside China.
China perceives the Dalai Lama as a separatist and insisted that only Beijing has the power to approve his successor. He also says that he will refuse anyone who chose without Beijing’s consent.
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