The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in an online news conference hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan from his headquarters at Dharamsala in India today in reply to a question said, he wants India as his home for rest of the life and he prefers even his death in India. He said there's complete freedom and religious harmony in India and it is a very good tradition. He said India is very free country and he really enjoys living here.
Dalai Lama said (verbatim): Now last few decades experience, I really enjoy my position here in India. So this now Kangra, my modest permanent residence, Pandit Nehru choose, and I really enjoy here. I can communicate with everybody from parts of the world. So very free. And Dharmshala, Kangra the height not very high, not very low and very suitable for my health. And also you see, some snow mountain and some lake and some forest, I love this place. So when I met Swaran Singh (someone prompted Manmohan Singh), you see, once now many years ago when I met him, then I expressed, I want India is the home of my rest of life and even my sort of death, I prefer India. I express that way. Anyway , India complete freedom and religious harmony. Very good tradition. All major oldest traditions. The followers of all richest traditions exist in India. So very good harmony. According to my views, India is very suitable land, so from here, whatever way I make some contribution regarding promotion of peace through inner peace and religious harmony and also a preservation of Tibetan culture from here, I can do much. So I really enjoy, happy in India. '
Full video of entire conversation can be found here: https://youtu.be/vjvOZ4GNG9s
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