Calling PM Modi an "internationally renowned statesman," the Buddhist magazine said that he had reiterated his desire and indomitable spirit towards protecting and preserving such holy sites as shrines, temples, archaeological sites, and everything related to Buddhist heritage in India.
While speaking to reporters upon his arrival at his exile home in Dharamshala, he said that in Bodhgaya, he met people who carry India's 1000-year-old message of ahimsa (non-violence) and that it is his duty to spread the Buddhist message of ahimsa.
According to The Sunday Times, to stop Dalai Lama's visit, China's Charge d'affaires in Sri Lanka, Hu Wei this week, warned that if he was welcomed then the nation will have to suffer dire consequences.
According to The Sunday Times, it is understandable that China should tremble with even a distant prospect of living incarnate of Tibet's religious oppression visiting a foreign country as it resurrects China's invasion and occupation of the once free mountainous Buddhist Kingdom on the 'roo
It is pertinent to note that China wants to strengthen its position in the reincarnation debate on the next Dalai Lama. China also wanted global Buddhist support during the selection of the future Dalai Lama.
In a sharp message to China to back off from interfering in the succession process of the next Dalai Lama the Japanese Buddhist Conference for World Federation has placed on record its position that the Tibetan people must decide the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on the basis
According to TRC, China has stepped up its Buddhist outreach to Sri Lanka, which remains a major Buddhist nation and is also targeted by Beijing under its Debt-Trap Diplomacy.
On January 11, the Chinese embassy released a statement which stated, "They had a friendly conversation about the millennia close exchanges between the two peoples and Buddhist communities of the two countries, as well as China's firm support to all walks of life in Sri Lanka to fight agains
The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA) has announced the broadcast of a show titled 'The Art of Hope', which conveys a message of hope from the Dalai Lama, stated a press release by CIRCA.
China denies Tibet's ancient individual existence, claiming it to be a part of the mainland, the Tibet Press has claimed, adding that the legitimacy of its claims is based on an illegal agreement in 1951.