Daring The Dragon : Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama To Visit Delhi After Three Years

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After a month-long sojourn in Ladakh, the top Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is set to visit Delhi on Friday, according to Ladakh Buddhist Association.

Dalai Lama will be in Delhi after a gap of over 3 year. It is not confirmed whether he will hold any meeting with the political leadership.

“His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is departing from Leh on the August 26, 2022 by air to Delhi after his month-long sojourn in Ladakh. The motorcycle of his holiness is expected to leave Photang Gapheling, Jevetsal at 7:30 AM for KBR airport, Leh,” the Association wrote in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday, exuded confidence that the time will come soon when Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa again and said that Tibetans are seeking genuine autonomy rather than complete independence.

“Times are changing, and that a time would come when Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa again,” the Tibetan spiritual leader while addressing the audience as he inaugurated a new centre of learning at Thupstanling Gonpa, Diskit Tsal in Leh.

While addressing the meeting, Dalai Lama said, “Before I retired from political responsibility, we adopted the middle way approach according to which we are seeking a mutually acceptable solution to the issue of Tibet.”

“This means that we are seeking genuine autonomy rather than complete independence, primarily concerned with preserving our identity, language and rich Buddhist cultural heritage in all Tibetan speaking areas,” he added.