The Dalai Lama kissed a boy on the lips and asked him to lick his tongue
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In a statement Monday, the office for the Dalai Lama said he “wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” adding he “regrets” the incident.
The 87-year-old spiritual leader then invites the boy on stage and points to his cheek and says, “first here,” prompting the boy to give him a hug and a kiss.
The name of the boy is not known. The Dalai Lama lives in exile in the Indian state of Dharamshala, where the M3M Foundation is based. CNN reached out to the M3M Foundation.
In response to the incident, prominent Delhi-based child rights group, Haq: Center for Child Rights, told CNN in a statement it condemns “all form of child abuse.”
The news says that the video is about showing tongue, but it is not true, and even if it was, it is not acceptable.
The leader of the “Yellow Hat” school, the Dalai Lama is a well-known spiritual leader around the world. The followers of the spiritual sect believe the current Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of his predecessors.
The city of Dharamshala, located on the northern hillside of India, has been home to the Dalai Lama since 1959, after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. Beijing views Tibetan Buddhists with suspicion and hostility.
A Buddhist priest apologizes to the Dalai Lama for the incident that he kissed on the mouth of the 87-year-old
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The 87-year-old Buddhist priest “regrets the incident” and wishes to apologize to “the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” according to a statement published by his office on Monday.
The leader then motions to his lips, saying “I think here also.” He kissed the boy on the mouth as the audience laughed and applauded.
The Dalai Lama spoke and suck my tongue. The boy slowly moves his head closer to the Dalai Lama’s but appears only to touch his forehead before withdrawing.
The incident happened at an event in February at the Tsuglagkhang Temple complex, where the Dalai Lama resides. More than 120 students attended the skills training course hosted by the M3M Foundation, a charity arm of a prominent Indian real estate group.
The video spread quickly on social media, where commenters have called it “scandalous,” “disgusting” and “abusive.” The video has been viewed more than four million times.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168962589/dalai-lama-apologizes-tongue-kiss
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When the king died, Tibetans began revealing their tongues to show they hadn’t become his incarnate. It doesn’t seem to be part of the tradition.
The Dalai Lama has spent a lifetime advocating for Tibetan autonomy and has taken steps to ensure that mission doesn’t die with him. Though he has dreams of living to 113, he plans to consult with his advisers around age 90 for instructions about finding his successor.