DHARAMSHALA, India: The religious chief of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turns 90 on Sunday (Jul 6) after every week of celebrations by followers throughout which he riled China once more and spoke about his hope to dwell past 130 and reincarnate after dying.
The Nobel laureate is thought to be one of many world’s most influential spiritual leaders, with a following that extends effectively past Buddhism, however not by Beijing which calls him a separatist.
Fleeing his native Tibet in 1959 within the wake of a failed rebellion towards Chinese language rule, the 14th Dalai Lama together with lots of of hundreds of Tibetans took shelter in India and has since advocated for a peaceable “Center Approach” to hunt autonomy and spiritual freedom for Tibetan folks.
1000’s of followers from world wide, celebrities and officers from the USA and India, will attend his birthday celebrations in Dharamshala, the small Indian city within the foothills of the Himalayas the place the Dalai Lama lives.
Throughout the celebrations, which can embrace cultural performances and remarks by long-time follower and Hollywood star Richard Gere in addition to federal Indian ministers, the Dalai Lama is scheduled to ship a speech.
