'We Need More Effort To Promote Basic Human Values': Dalai Lama

September 28th 2009

Vancouver, BC, Canada, 27 September 2009 (By Amy O'Brian, The Vancouver Sun) - The Dalai Lama closed the opening session of the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit Sunday morning with a call for a global promotion of compassion, and an increased emphasis on the promotion of women to positions of influence.

"Some people may call me a feminist," the Dalai Lama said quietly to a packed house at the Chan Cenre.

"But we need more effort to promote basic human values

 

Latest News

The Dalai Lama receives Mahatma Gandhi International Award in Bodh Gaya
January 4th 2012
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 4 January 2012 (by Tendar Tsering, phayul.com) - His Holiness the Dalai Lama formally received the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace earlier today during his Kalachakra teachings at Bodh Gaya. Representing the Gandhi Development Trust in Durban, South Africa, Ela Gandhi, grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, personally presented the award to the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Chinese understanding of Tibetan issue is growing says the Dalai Lama
January 3rd 2012

The Dalai Lama begins ten-day Kalachakra teachings
January 2nd 2012

Thousands of devotees welcome the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya
January 2nd 2012

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses His Sadness and Concern over the Recent Flooding in the Philippines
December 22nd 2011