'Non-violence is relevant to today's world'
New
Delhi,
Dec
5:
Tibetan
spiritual
leader
Dalai
Lama
has
said
the
world
must
emulate
India's
tradition
of
non-violence
and
peace.
Inaugurating
the
Ahimsa
Paryawaran
Sadhna
Mandir
(Non-violence
environment
meditation
temple)
here
on
Tuesday,
he
said
that
in
the
21st
century,
the
concept
of
'Ahimsa"
(non-violence)
is
more
relevant
than
ever.
Non-violence
is
very
relevant
to
today's
world.
Therefore,
India's
central
old
tradition
must
be
more
active
now.
This
tradition
should
be
a
model
for
the
entire
planet.
They
must
show
it
to
others," he
said.
The Ahimsa Paryawaran Sadhna Mandir, is the first temple of its kind, which imbibes an underlying spirit of brotherhood common to all religions and faiths.
India from the time of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhist religion, to Mahatma Gandhi, who earned India its freedom through his campaign of non-violence, is a country rooted in 'Ahimsa', the Dalai Lama said.
The current Dalai Lama — the 14th — was born into a farming family and identified at the age of two after passing tests, including identifying his predecessor"s rosary from among several others.
He fled Tibet in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule and has been living in India ever since, heading a 200,000-strong Tibetan exile community from the northern town of Dharamsala.
He now campaigns for greater autonomy within China, but Chinese leaders accuse him of still seeking independence for Tibet, which they see as an integral part of their territory.
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