India / Dalai Lama set to come to Delhi friday after 3 years gap message to China again from Ladakh

New Delhi : After a month-long stay in Ladakh, top Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Delhi on Friday. The Ladakh Buddhist Association gave this information. Dalai Lama is coming to Delhi after a gap of more than 3 years. However, it is not certain whether he will hold any meeting with any political figure in Delhi or not.

The association said in a statement, “His Holiness (His Holiness) the 14th Dalai Lama is departing from Leh for Delhi on August 26, 2022 after his month-long stay in Ladakh. The Dalai Lama convoy is at KBR Airport, Leh. It is expected to depart from Photang Gafeling, Javetsal at 7:30 am."

Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama once again sent a message to China from Ladakh. The Tibetan spiritual leader on Tuesday expressed confidence that soon the time would come when Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa (the capital of Tibet) again. He said that Tibetans are demanding real autonomy rather than complete independence.

The Tibetan spiritual leader inaugurated a new learning center at Diskit Tsal, Thupstanling Gonpa in Leh. During this, while addressing the people, he said, "Times are changing, and the time will come when Ladakhis will be able to go to Lhasa again." Addressing the meeting, the Dalai Lama said, "Before retiring from political responsibility, we took the middle path, according to which we are seeking a mutually acceptable solution to the issue of Tibet."

"This means that we are demanding de facto autonomy rather than complete independence. Our demands are primarily related to preserving our identity, language and rich Buddhist cultural heritage in all Tibetan-speaking regions," he said.

The new building, built by the local community, will have facilities for holding classes on Buddhist philosophy, a library, etc. The hall was packed to full capacity, with over 1,500 people inside and the same number gathered in the courtyard outside. Describing the Muslim community in Lhasa as very peace-loving people, the Dalai Lama said that he met some Muslim women whose parents lived in Lhasa before 1959, many of whom spoke fluent Tibetan.

The Tibetan leader emphasized the importance of caring for the environment. He recommended taking steps to plant and care for trees and protect the local ecology. The Dalai Lama further said that he is glad that the people of the Himalayan region, from Ladakh in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east, are also making valuable contributions in protecting and preserving the Nalanda tradition.