THE Lama He celebrated today’s 90th birthday “as a mere Buddhist monk” with a prayer for peace, after a week of celebrations at the foot of Indian Himalayas, where he lives exile.
“I am just a simple Buddhist monk, I usually do not participate in a birthday celebrations,” said Dalai Lama, who had commented on Saturday that he was dreaming of living “another 30 or 40 years.”
Dressed in his burgundy robe and his yellow scarf, The Spiritual Leader of the Tibetan He smiled at the thousands of faithful before prayer began.
The chants of the Buddhist monks echoed from the monastery of Mellaudganz, a suburb of Daramasala in northern India, where Dalai Lama He has spent most of his life since 1959, when he left Tibet’s Lhasa to escape Chinese repression.
During the celebrations, Tenzin Giatso, as his real name is, failed to avoid discussions about his successor, as China demands that he approve the person who will succeed him.
Dalai Lama assured Wednesday that The institution ‘will continue’prompting Beijing’s strong reaction, which emphasized that his successor should be “approved by the central government”.
However, Dalai Lama explained that his successor “will necessarily be born in the free world”.
The responsibility for the definition of his successor “will be borne exclusively by the members of the Gaden Fontrang Foundation, the office of the Dalai Lama holiness,” he explained. “No one else has the power to intervene on this issue.”
Born on July 6, 1935, Tenzin Giatso became the 14th spiritual and political leader of the Tibetans At the age of two, as it was recognized as the Buddhist tradition requires it as the reincarnation of its predecessor.
The Nobel Prize -winning Peace Prize in 1989, although considered a dangerous autonomy by China, embodies the struggle for Tibet’s freedom worldwide.
This huge Himalayan area was invaded in 1950 by Chinese troops and then declared a province of China. Tenzin Giatso has not returned to the country since he was self -exiled to India.
“With the 1.4 billion people in India, I express our warmest wishes to Holiness Dalai Lama for his 90th birthday,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Monti.
“It is a timeless symbol of love, compassion, patience and moral discipline,” he added, wishing “good health and longevity”.
Dalai Lama’s birthday mark the climax of a week of celebrations One of the most popular religious leaders in the world, dear for his humor and teachings.
“While it is important to work on material development, it is vital to focus on calm by cultivating a good heart and showing compassion, not only to our close people, but to everyone,” he said on Sunday.
“In this way, you will help make people a better place,” he concluded.
Source :Skai
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