No talks have been held since Sangay was elected as the political leader of exile Tibetans after the Dalai Lama relinquished his political powers in 2011. Nine rounds of talks between the two sides since 2002 to 2010 remained fruitless. Renee Montagne talks to Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University. Sangay, who faces election in March, hoped that the Chinese leadership will soon understand and accept the Middle-Way Approach as a mutually beneficial solution and continue the dialogue process with the envoys of the Dalai Lama as the only way to resolve the Tibetan issue. The Dalai Lama is in Southern California, part of a celebration for his 80th birthday. “For Tibetans, His Holiness is the life and soul of Tibet and the Tibetan people.” Sikyong, the Prime Minister of the Tibetans-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, in his message on the occasion said, “Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, as well as millions of others touched by His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s message of peace and non-violence, observe this special occasion with immense delight.” Following the cultural dance performances, a public feast was given. Potala has been the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India after the Chinese invasion of his homeland.Īt the celebrations at Tsuglakhang on Monday, three-tiered cakes as offerings for the Dalai Lama were served to the public. A three-day celebration marking the Dalai Lamas 80th birthday kicked off Sunday, as thousands of supporters - and some protesters - gathered in Anaheim, California to hear the spiritual leader speak. The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister then renamed as “Potala Road” the road from the Dalai Lama’s residence to the nearby exile Tibetan headquarters down the hill, covering about two kilometres, in honour of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday. He celebrated his birthday according to the Tibetan calendar on 21 June. He said that all he wanted for his birthday was compassion a trait he believes can conquer almost anything. The Dalai Lama was away to celebrate his birthday in California, where he will take part in a Global Compassion Summit. I attended the Dalai Lamas talk at the University of California, Irvine, recently for a celebration of his 80th birthday. Video: Dalai Lama - 80th birthday speech at Glastonbury 2015 Related Content. This film finds him visiting Glastonbury 2015. The event was organized by Venerable Lama Tenzin Dhonden, the Personal Emissary for Peace to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Friends of the Dalai Lama, University of California, Irvine, and the. The Dalai Lama is 80 years old on 6 July. Thousands of exile Tibetans and supporters gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple in McLeod Ganj to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday with songs, sweets and smiles. The Global Compassion Summit was held in Anaheim, California on July 5-7, 2015 in celebration of the 80th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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