He dalai lama apologized this Monday after the circulation of a video on social networks in which he asks a child to “give him his tongue” during an event, unleashing a strong controversy and numerous critics.
(In context: Controversial video: Dalai Lama kisses and asks a child to ‘suck’ his tongue)
. His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as to his many friends around the world, for the damage his words have caused.
“A video has circulated showing a recent encounter, in which a young boy asks His Holiness the Dalai Lama if he can give him a hug. His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends around the world. the world, for the damage his words have caused,” the Buddhist leader said in a statement.
The images show the Dalai Lama kissing the young man on the lips during an act and in the presence of other adults, to immediately ask if he can “suck” his tongue. Seconds later, the Tibetan spiritual leader points to his mouth and sticks out his tongue.
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“His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and mischievous way, including in public and on camera. He regrets the incident,” the Dalai Lama’s office insisted.
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The Dalai Lama has already caused controversy after joking that he could surely be succeeded by a woman, but she should be “very attractive.”
Lhamo Dondhup, original name of the 14th Dalai Lamafled with thousands of compatriots to India at the beginning of 1959 after the harsh Chinese repression against the failed popular uprising in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
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Since then, he continued the fight for the freedom of his people, although he always “systematically opposing violence”, reason for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
The Tibetan religious leader was born on July 6, 1935 in Taktser, in the eastern tibetwhere at the age of two he became the spiritual head of his people upon being recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor.
EFE
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