Dalai Lama visits Darbaar Sahib

[shaheediyan]

http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/28look.htm

The Dalai Lama [images] said on Tuesday that his successor would be chosen outside of Tibet if he dies in exile. "If my death comes when we are still in a refugee status, then logically my reincarnation will come outside Tibet," the he said on the sidelines of an inter-faith meeting in the Sikh holy city.

The Dalai Lama said he welcomed the promotion of good relations between India and China. He said he was always ready to negotiate between Tibetans and Chinese government and would always give priority to talks.

"My mission is to spread the message of peace, prosperity and love and this reason brought me here to the holy city of the Golden Temple," added the Dalai Lama.

The Tibetan spiritual leader visited the Golden Temple and paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum where he was honoured by the Sikh priest with a scarf. The Dalai Lama also paid obeisance at Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, at the Golden Temple.

The Dalai Lama was honoured by the Shriomnai Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar and jathedar of the Akal Takht, Gyani Joginder Singh Vedanti, with woollen shawls, a set of Sikh religious books and a replica of the Golden Temple.

The Dalai Lama is in Amritsar [images] to participate in the third meeting of the Elijah board of world religious leaders, a group founded in 1996 to promote inter-faith dialogue, that brings together prominent Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists.

[amardeep]

I am honoured to have such a great soul visiting the Holy Darbar Sahib.

[tonyhp32]

The Dalai Lama a great soul? Next you'll say Mother Theresa was a saint! Sometimes its good to get away from the publicity created by the Hollywood and Liberal Western set and look at what the Dalai Lama means in Tibet. He is the last reminent of a feudal privileged order which lived off the sweat of the Tibetan people. The Dalai Lama publicity machine is the same as that which is used to convince people that M K Gandhi was a Mahatma.

A good read if you would like an alternative view of the Dalai Lama http://www.swans.com/library/art9/mparen01.html

[amardeep]

interesting. i'll take a look at it. thanks for the link

[shaheediyan]

Excellent article, thanks for that veer ji.

I have always read that pre-communist occupation, Tibet was not a very welcoming country, they liked to keep themselves to themselves, obviously we can see why.

But like the author says, the article is not a reflection on the current exiled Lama, but rather an evaluation of the historic rule and social culture. I think Lama Ji is harmless and nice enough myself, but I personally don't believe in the incarnation theory, particularly as there may have been so many "fraudulent" Lamas stemming from the same parampara as the article seeks to highlight.

Cheers again.

[gsingh00]

I am honoured to have such a great soul visiting the Holy Darbar Sahib.

you are honoured that a great soul is visiting darbar sahib? :?

Dalai Lama should be honoured to be visiting darbar sahib.

dithae sabhae thaav, nahee thudh jaehiaa.