Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has celebrated his 88th birthday with a wish for peace in the world and for the recognition of a common humanity among people.
Hundreds of supporters and exiled Tibetans gathered at the Dalai Lama’s hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala on Thursday, where artists played traditional musical instrument as the octogenarian Tibetan Buddhist leader presided over birthday celebrations in the courtyard of the Tsuglagkhang Temple.
“We are celebrating my 88th birthday but look at me, I look barely 50,” the Dalai Lama said.
In a video message released on social media, the Dalai Lama said that many people around the world had heard of his name “and may appreciate what I have to say”.
“I pray to be able to bring peace to the world by spreading an understanding of the oneness of humanity,” he said.
“Although I am just one human being in the short term, I aspire to contribute to world peace in thought, word and deed. While in the long term I pray that everyone may reach Buddhahood,” he said.
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