Tibet could benefit economically by staying in China and Chinese citizens could gain from Tibetan Buddhism.
NEW DELHI: Tibet can remain a part of China if Beijing guarantees the region’s culture and autonomy, the Dalai Lama said on Sunday.
In a lecture to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his exile to India, Dalai Lama said that Tibet could benefit economically by staying in China and Chinese citizens could gain from Tibetan Buddhism.
In the lecture organised by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and the Antar-Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad, the Dalai Lama said “Historically and culturally, Tibet has been independent. The region’s geography shows where Tibet begins. So long as the constitution of China recognises our culture and Tibetan autonomous region’s special history, they can remain [part of China]”.
The lecture was one of the many events planned to celebrate the anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s arrival in India in the late 1950s. The celebrations had started earlier this month with a big event at Dharamsala. The Dalai Lama is likely to tour India throughout the year to celebrate this event.
The Dalai Lama highlighted the point that Tibet had been an independent unit in the past, and therefore had a special place in the world and emphasized the importance of Tibetian identity.
He later added “There was a time when every French looked at the Germans as enemies. But today they are in the European Union. Similarly, we can work together”.
In 1959, the Dalai Lama in fear of persecution from the People’s Liberation Army had escaped to India along with some of his government and around 80 thousand Tibetans.
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