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Dalai Lama pleads with Buddhist monks to end deadly attacks on Muslims in Burma and Sri Lanka.
- Religious leader asks monks to intervene in anti-Islam violence.
- Dalai Lama condemned attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka and Burma.
- Hundreds dead and more than 135,000 displaced in Burma this year
- Nominal-Buddhist groups have attacked businesses owned by Muslims.
- Tibetan Buddhist addressed issue in speech at Univ. of Maryland, USA.
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The Dalai Lama has reached out to monks in Burma and Sri Lanka, imploring them to end recent violence towards Muslims in their countries.
The Tibetan Buddhist (Vajrayana) spiritual leader blamed those of his own religion for recent violent attacks in South Asia, while giving a speech at the University of Maryland. Hundreds have died and more than 135,000 people have fled their homes in Burma, also known as Myanmar, in the past year's brutal assaults.
In Sri Lanka [a predominantly Theravada Buddhist island off the southern tip of India], Buddhist groups have recently attacked Muslim businesses.
In his speech on Tuesday, the Dalai Lama condemned all killings in the name of religion and admitted that not even Buddhists were exempt from carrying out religious attacks.
"Killing people in the name of religion is really very sad, unthinkable, very sad," the Nobel Peace laureate said.
"Nowadays even Buddhists are involved, in Burma and Sri Lanka. Buddhist monks destroying Muslim mosques or Muslim families -- it's really very sad." More
UK policy has not changed over China and Tibet
The Chinese authorities are said to be angry at the prime minister's decision to meet the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, last year.
Mr. Cameron told MPs that UK policy had not changed, and it did not support calls for independence for Tibet. More
Dalai Lama lashes Burmese, Sri Lankan Buddhist violenceUK policy has not changed over China and Tibet
David Cameron and Nick Clegg met the Dalai Lama at St Paul's Cathedral, May 2012 |
David Cameron has said the UK continues to recognize Chinese sovereignty over Tibet amid reports of a rift with Beijing over the issue.
Mr. Cameron told MPs that UK policy had not changed, and it did not support calls for independence for Tibet. More
Ravi Nessman (AP/ABC News, May 8, 2013)
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