![]() ![]() “I hope and pray that I may return to this world as long as sentient beings’ suffering remains. “But in my dreams I will die at the age of 113 years. The Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2011 retired from political duties and has upgraded the role of prime minister of the Tibetan exile community.īut he is still the most powerful rallying point for Tibetans, both in exile and in their homeland, and remains the universally recognised face of the movement.Īsked by Welt am Sonntag how much longer he may carry on his advocacy duties, the 79-year-old said: “The doctors say I could become 100 years old. We have a very good organisational structure with highly trained monks and scholars.”Ĭhina has governed Tibet since 1951, a year after invading, and the Dalai Lama fled across the Himalayas to India after a failed 1959 uprising against the Chinese rule. He also said: “Tibetan Buddhism is not dependent on one individual. “If a weak Dalai Lama comes along, then it will just disgrace the Dalai Lama,” he added with a laugh, according to a transcript of the English language interview.
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