The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibet. Throughout his life, the Dalai Lama based his principles on three major commitments; how to promote his human values, how to foster the inter religious harmony and how to achieve the welfare of the people of the Tibet. As he was keen on promoting his human values, the Dalai Lama urged the people in the whole world to be compassionate, to forgive and to tolerate as well as to have self-discipline. In this way, he thinks that people will live in happiness.
The Dalai Lama did not forget the importance of promoting the religious harmony and understanding among those who have different religions and beliefs in different parts of the world. He thinks that all people should respect each other,
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That reputation was an outcome of a long conflict between China and the Tibetan peoples. Buddhism was introduced to China in the first century BCE and it had periods of decline and revival since then. Buddhism was also the religion of the people in the Tibet, yet the two types of doctrine were different. During the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911) the emperors were taught by the Dalai Lamas of the Tibet, and that gave a lot of pride to the people of the Tibet. After the British invasion of the Tibet, in 1904 the dispute was settled down between them, and the British gave the Chinese a full control of the Tibet …show more content…
Many governments around the world are facing the problem of deciding whether to host the Dalai Lama in their countries and whether to support the cause of Tibetan independence "The people's Republic of China which invaded Tibet in 1950, contends that Tibet is rightfully a province of China, and as such, it is entitled to occupy it". (Kenneth Conboy, James Morrisonb, 2002).
The Chinese government maintains a reserved policy toward those governments who start a dialogue with the Dalai Lama. The Chinese think that this kind of dialogue could threaten its claims of legitimacy. China has become a major economic power in the world and the trading partner to many countries in the world. That is why their policy made these countries unable to sacrifice their relation with China when they support the Tibet cause and the leader of the Tibet the Dalai Lama. As we can see form former discussion, the Dalai Lama has got a reputation in the Tibet as a respected spiritual leader who is always straggling for the welfare of the Tibetan people and their prosperity as an independent nation in