China has no role whatsoever in participating in choosing the next Dalai Lama, as it is crucial to note that only the Tibetan people will be in the centre of this decision-making process,” TYC representative Gonpo Dhondup said in his address. ![]() “As the head of TYC, we categorically reject the continuous defamation by the Chinese government on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s name at every opportunity, and we stand by the Tibetan administration’s resolve to work against these forces. The chief guest Sikyong Penpa Tsering underscored the importance of unity among different Tibetan entities working towards the same goal, “The differing ideologies and views amongst Tibetan organizations must not damage the collective struggle of resolving Tibet cause,” noting that the CTA’s Middle Way Approach is the only way forward, but explained that the policy does not limit other ways of resisting the Chinese propagandist narrative. The conference, funded by the US-based Tibet Fund, is led by the TYC President Gonpo Dhondup with participation from over 200 representatives from over 40 regional chapters. The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering attended the inaugural ceremony of the conference on Wednesday. In 1994 he received the Four Freedom's Award from the Roosevelt Institute in Middelburg.DHARAMSHALA, Aug 24: The largest pro-Independence organization in exile, Tibetan Youth Congress, is currently holding a two-day conference on ‘Relevance and Significance of the Dalai Lama institution’ in Dharamshala from August 24-25 to deliberate on the future prospects of the Dalai Lama institution and the importance of continuing the age-old reincarnation system of the Tibetan spiritual leader. In the last twenty years, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has regularly visted the Netherlands, visting in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1999 and in 2009. He has a strong interest in learing about the newest developments in neuroscience. Less well known in the intense personal interest His Holiness has in science he has said that if he would not have become a monk we would have liked to have become a engineer. He has tirelessly worked to promote harmony amongst the different schools of Tibetan buddhism (Gelugpa, Nyingma, Kagyu and Sakya) and also the traditional Bon religion of Tibet. His Holiness is a great advocate of inter-religious dialog and understanding. He is respected as a true spirtitual leader whose warmth, compassion and wisdom speaks to the heart of everyone he meets, a spokesman for compassionate and peaceful solution to human conflict. In October 2007, His Holiness received the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Gold Medal of Congress in acknowledgement of his work for human rights.Īt the age of seventy-five, the Dalai Lama made it known that his political leadership would be next taken over by a democratically elected leader. In recognition for his work, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. His Holiness has consistently advocated for a non violent approach in the fight for Tibet. His Holiness has asked for a middle way apporach with true atonomy for the Tibetan people while remaining a part of China. Since 2002 eight meetings between representatives of the Dalai Lama and Chinese authorities have taken place with little result. ![]() ![]() In 1987 His Holiness proposed a Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet as a first step to a peaceful solution for the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet. He has called upon the United Nations and heads of governments worldwide and has received the support of many, who have urged the Chinese government to enter into dialog with the Dalai Lama, as leader of the Tibetan people. Since then, he has lived in Dharamsala, situated in northern India, where the Tibetan government in exile resides.įrom Dharamsala, His Holiness works tirelessly to find a peaceful solution for the plight of Tibet. After the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949, the young Dalai Lama was asked to take full political control over his country.Īfter the brutal takeover by the Chinese military, a Tibetan uprising in Lhasa followed and in 1959 His Holiness fled to India to live in exile. ![]() At the age of two, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso, and began his studies in monastery when he was six years old. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
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