In her address, Chief Guest Councillor Linda Bird, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, wished His Holiness a happy 90th birthday and proudly noted that Greenwich is home to the largest number of Tibetan residents in England, around 200, with the borough’s Town Hall hoisting the Tibetan national flag since 2015. Another time he was squatting outside when a huge dark camel bore down on him and he ran away in fright. When she asked about his early memories, His Holiness recalled that when he was too young to stand by himself, his cousin was a monk. Although Mao had experience, the generations that have followed him have only been brought up on propaganda. A feelgood film that follows the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu in 2015 during which… Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to delay a trip to China in 2012 after Beijing were angered at his meeting with the monk.

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Since 2018, he has continued to teach on a reduced schedule, limiting his travel to within India only, and occasionally addressing international audiences via live webcasts. And because we are essentially the same, physically, mentally and emotionally the same, I think it’s possible that people may find my experience useful to them too.” It has been raised with us by a number of different groups, including representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese embassy.” “It’s extraordinary given his status and the fact that every other country, with the exception of Latvia, have provided security,” Loughton said. The ISC protesters, who earlier this month demonstrated against his appearance in Sydney, claim religious intolerance and segregation, including signs above shops and medical facilities refusing service to Shugden Buddhists.

Speaking to German reporters in 2016, the Dalai Lama said there are "too many" refugees in Europe, adding that "Europe, for example Germany, cannot become an Arab country." He also said that "Germany is Germany". He stated that Europe has a responsibility to refugees to "receive them, help them, educate them", but that they should aim to return to their places of origin and that "they ultimately should rebuild their own country". He called on women to "lead and create a more compassionate world", citing the good works of nurses and mothers.

I discovered that it began at the time of the 5th Dalai Lama and that he considered it to be an evil and harmful spirit. As for the Dolgyal / Shugden issue, it’s been going on for nearly 400 years. In June, the Dalai Lama attended the Glastonbury festival, gave a public talk in Aldershot and was interviewed by the BBC.

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• It is traditionally a Buddhist country and there are now said to be 400 million Chinese Buddhists, many of them interested in Tibetan Buddhism.
• “The UK Buddhist organisations signed up to this statement express their respect and support for his holiness’s stance on promoting wider religious harmony between the religious traditions and on promoting mutual respect and admiration between the Buddhist traditions,” it said.
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Officials in Beijing stated that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, as well as other high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist figures such as the Panchen Lama, must be approved by the central government. In a message shared during a prayer ceremony and posted on social media, the Dalai Lama stated that only his non-profit institution, Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama, has the legitimate authority to oversee the selection of his reincarnation. However, in July 2025, as the 14th Dalai Lama reached the age of 90, he addressed growing discussions about his succession by reaffirming that he will be reincarnated and that the process of identifying his successor should follow traditional Tibetan Buddhist practices. In October 2019, the 14th Dalai Lama stated that because of the feudal origin of the Dalai Lama reincarnation system, the reincarnation system should end.

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One of the highlights of the three-day event will be the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate's address and interaction with the audience. The Dalai Lama is not expected to meet with any government leader, including during a September visit, especially because Chinese President Xi Jinping will be making a state visit to the country in October. “I personally would like to thank you for all your time and efforts in bringing our Western Buddhist friends and centers together to show their support for His Holiness. He conceded that the generation of the 20th century had created many problems, including damage to the environment. We need to keep it up, particularly with regard to our standards of education.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama meeting with friends and supporters of Tibet at the O2 Arena in London, England on September 19, 2015.

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He performed a poignant mountain song followed by one of his own compositions, which praised His Holiness as the light of the 21st century and the soul of the people of the Land of Snow. Photo/Ian Cumming After lunch, His Holiness was greeted with fulsome cheers from an audience of 10,000 as he came onto the stage in the O2 Arena. It is traditionally a Buddhist country and there are now said to be 400 million Chinese Buddhists, many of them interested in Tibetan Buddhism. “Buddhism came to Tibet,” he said, “and transformed our culture into a culture of peace and non-violence.

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Those young people who are less than 30 years old belong to the generation of the 21st century. Photo/Ian Cumming His Holiness declared that at 80 years old he belongs to the 20th century generation. “I’m very happy to be here with you and to have this opportunity to share some of my thoughts and experiences with you.

Long-time FPMT student Alison Murdoch shared this report on how FPMT UK students united with the local Tibetan community and other Tibetan Buddhist groups to offer a very warm welcome to His Holiness. “In focusing their anger on the Tibetan exiled religious leader, the protesters align themselves with the Chinese government’s political campaign to undermine the Dalai Lama,” she said. After the ceremony at the Buddhist Community Centre, His Holiness spoke inside the sold-out stadium to a crowd of 6,000 who had gathered to hear what he had to say on 21st century Buddhism, and more broadly on world affairs. Thank you.” The audience was warm in its cheering applause. “ His Holiness also noted that compared to attitudes in the early 20th century, the idea that war is a solution to problems has been shown to be out of date. He explained how it’s necessary to distinguish the agent from their action.

At the time of writing tickets were still available for both events. The Dalai Lama is giving two public talks whilst in the UK. Unfortunately a planned meeting with British MPs has had to be cancelled. The trip also includes private meetings and conferences. The highlight of the trip is a public talk at the O2 in London on 19 September. He will then given teachings on the Eight Great Tantric Commentaries of Gyudmey Monastery (megyud trichen gya) on December 12 dalailama2015.uk at Gyudmey Monastery.

The celebration was further enriched by a series of vibrant Tibetan cultural performances by community members, including performances by Tibetan schoolchildren from Bournemouth, as well as a special Tibetan fashion show presented by students of the London School of Tibetan Language & Culture. In her address, Special Guest Rani Singh shared the journey of writing An Officer and His Holiness and recounted touching anecdotes from her interviews with His Holiness and with her late uncle. In her subsequent address, she stressed the critical importance of promoting moral human values and preserving and strengthening the Tibetan language, culture and identity within the diaspora.

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In 2006, the Dalai Lama has expressed concern at "reports of violence and discrimination against" LGBTQ people and urged "respect, tolerance and the full recognition of human rights for all". He also conveyed his own "willingness to consider the possibility that some of the teachings may be specific to a particular cultural and historic context". In his discussions of the traditional Buddhist view on appropriate sexual behaviour, he explains the concept of "right organ in the right object at the right time", which historically has been interpreted as indicating that oral, manual and anal sex (both homosexual and heterosexual) are not appropriate in Buddhism or for Buddhists. He has said that problems arising from conjugal life sometimes even lead to suicide or murder. Around 2005, he started campaigning for wildlife conservation, including by issuing a religious ruling against wearing tiger and leopard skins as garments.