Dalai Lama calls for nuclear disarmament
The Dalai Lama has appealed for the elimination of nuclear weapons which he says may no longer be useful as a deterrent.
By PTI |
NEW YORK: The Dalai Lama has appealed for the elimination of nuclear weapons which he says may no longer be useful as a deterrent.
"No body dares to use nuclear weapons. Now I think we should think seriously about their elimination," he said in a speech focused on fostering compassion in children.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said that nuclear weapons have provided a deterrent at times, but they may no longer be useful.
"Nobody dares to use nuclear weapons," he told a crowd of over 65,000 people gathered in a packed football stadium in Seattle yesterday. His speech was devoid of any reference to the political turmoil in his Himalayan homeland against Chinese rule.
"Now I think we should think seriously about elimination of all nuclear weapons." Genuine disarmament will require willpower, he said, and dissolution of hatred, jealousy and fear, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The 72-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk delivered an upbeat message of compassion, equality, humanity and happiness. His appearance is part of a five-day Seeds of Compassion campaign that continues through Tuesday in Seattle.
The Dalai Lama's tour came as protests along the Beijing Olympic torch route over Chinese treatment of Tibetans were being staged in several countries. He arrived in Seattle a day after demonstrators disrupted the torch run in San Francisco.
The Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, planned to comment later on the situation in the restive Himalayan region.
"No body dares to use nuclear weapons. Now I think we should think seriously about their elimination," he said in a speech focused on fostering compassion in children.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said that nuclear weapons have provided a deterrent at times, but they may no longer be useful.
"Nobody dares to use nuclear weapons," he told a crowd of over 65,000 people gathered in a packed football stadium in Seattle yesterday. His speech was devoid of any reference to the political turmoil in his Himalayan homeland against Chinese rule.
"Now I think we should think seriously about elimination of all nuclear weapons." Genuine disarmament will require willpower, he said, and dissolution of hatred, jealousy and fear, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The 72-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk delivered an upbeat message of compassion, equality, humanity and happiness. His appearance is part of a five-day Seeds of Compassion campaign that continues through Tuesday in Seattle.
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The Dalai Lama's tour came as protests along the Beijing Olympic torch route over Chinese treatment of Tibetans were being staged in several countries. He arrived in Seattle a day after demonstrators disrupted the torch run in San Francisco.
The Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, planned to comment later on the situation in the restive Himalayan region.
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