Jammu, Jul 15: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness Dalai Lama who arrived in Jammu from Dharamshala on Thursday (Jul 14), said that the majority of people in China have realized that he is not seeking independence within China but meaningful autonomy and preservation of Tibetan Buddhist culture.
Dalai Lama said, "Not Chinese people, but some Chinese hardliners consider me a separatist. Now, more and more Chinese are realizing that Dalai Lama not seeking independence but within China meaningful autonomy and to preserve Tibetan Buddhist culture." The Dalai Lama also sad that more and more Chinese are showing interest about Tibetan Buddhism.
Dalai Lama said, "Some of the Chinese scholars have realized that the Tibetan Buddhism is truly knowledge and tradition and a very scientific religion." Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said today (Jul 15) that India and China must solve the border dispute through talks and peaceful means.
The remarks of Dalai Lama come ahead of 16th round of Corps Commander-level meetings between India and China, expected to start on Jul 17, in the backdrop of a military stand off between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh sector and the Galwan clashes of 2020.