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He has said that democracy has deep roots in India. He says he considers India the master and Tibet its disciple, as great scholars went from India to Tibet to teach Buddhism. He has noted that millions of people lost their lives in violence and the economies of many countries were ruined due to conflicts in the 20th century. "Let the 21st century be a century of tolerance and dialogue."<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/im-messenger-of-indias-ancient-thoughts-dalai-lama/541448 I'm messenger of India's ancient thoughts: Dalai Lama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118082440/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/im-messenger-of-indias-ancient-thoughts-dalai-lama/541448 |date=18 November 2009 }}, [https://archive.today/20120903155544/http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/arunachalpradesh/I-m-messenger-of-India-s-ancient-thoughts-the-Dalai-Lama/Article1-476436.aspx I'm messenger of India's ancient thoughts: The Dalai Lama – Hindustan Times], [http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Religion+and+beliefs/Leaders,+Experts/Dalai+Lama/07vj4sKh2wbTR/06zWaNQ1qJ3u0/1 Dalai Lama Story Page – USATODAY.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003140427/http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Religion+and+beliefs/Leaders,+Experts/Dalai+Lama/07vj4sKh2wbTR/06zWaNQ1qJ3u0/1 |date=3 October 2012 }}, [http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/7998 Canada Tibet Committee|Newsroom|WTN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302160117/http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/7998 |date=2 March 2012 }} "I'm messenger of India's ancient thoughts": Dalai Lama; 14 November 2009; Itanagar. Indian Express Newspaper; Hindustan Times Newspaper; PTI News; Dalai Lama Quotes Page – USATODAY.com; Official website; [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article439859.ece Signs of change emanating within China: Dalai Lama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328231256/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article439859.ece |date=28 March 2014 }}; By Shoumojit Banerjee; 27 May 2010; ''The Hindu'' newspaper</ref> The Dalai Lama has also critiqued proselytisation and certain types of conversion, believing the practices to be contrary to the fundamental ideas of religious harmony and spiritual practice.<ref>{{Cite web|author=The 14th Dalai Lama|date=30 June 2021|title=Teaching Requested by Asian Buddhists – Day…|url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2020/teaching-requested-by-asian-buddhists-day-two|access-date=30 June 2021|website=The 14th Dalai Lama|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183024/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2020/teaching-requested-by-asian-buddhists-day-two|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=The 14th Dalai Lama|date=30 June 2021|title=The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama|url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2019/first-day-of-teachings-for-asians/amp|access-date=30 June 2021|website=The 14th Dalai Lama|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181344/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2019/first-day-of-teachings-for-asians/amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="www2.kenyon.edu">{{Cite web|title=The Dalai Lama Speaks Out Against Fashionable Buddhism in Europe|url=https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/DalaiLama/DL01-1.htm|access-date=30 June 2021|website=www2.kenyon.edu|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181403/https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/DalaiLama/DL01-1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="abcnews.go.com">{{Cite web|title=Dalai Lama Criticizes Proselytizing|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81617&page=1|access-date=30 June 2021|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182812/https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81617&page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> He has stated that "It's very important that our religious traditions live in harmony with one another and I don't think proselytizing contributes to this. Just as fighting and killing in the name of religion are very sad, it's not appropriate to use religion as a ground or a means for defeating others."<ref>{{Cite web|author=The 14th Dalai Lama|date=30 June 2021|title=Teaching Requested by Asian Buddhists – Day Two|url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2020/teaching-requested-by-asian-buddhists-day-two|access-date=30 June 2021|website=The 14th Dalai Lama|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183024/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2020/teaching-requested-by-asian-buddhists-day-two|url-status=live}}</ref> In particular, he has critiqued Christian approaches to conversion in Asia, stating that he has "come across situations where serving the people is a cover for proselytization."<ref>{{Cite web|author=The 14th Dalai Lama|date=30 June 2021|title=First Day of Teaching for Asians|url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2019/first-day-of-teachings-for-asians/amp|access-date=30 June 2021|website=The 14th Dalai Lama|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181344/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2019/first-day-of-teachings-for-asians/amp|url-status=live}}</ref> The Dalai Lama has labelled such practices counter to the "message of Christ" and has emphasised that such individuals "practice conversion like a kind of war against peoples and cultures."<ref name="www2.kenyon.edu" /> In a statement with Hindu religious leaders, he expressed that he opposes "conversions by any religious tradition using various methods of enticement."<ref name="abcnews.go.com" /> In 1993, the Dalai Lama attended the [[World Conference on Human Rights]] and made a speech titled "Human Rights and Universal Responsibility".<ref>{{cite web |last = Yeshe |first = Jamphel |title = Address by His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet To the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights |url = http://www.subliminal.org/tibet/responsibility.html |access-date = 10 October 2014 |archive-date = 3 April 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403134010/http://www.subliminal.org/tibet/responsibility.html |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2001, in response to a question from a [[Seattle]] schoolgirl, the Dalai Lama said that it is permissible to shoot someone in self-defense (if the person was "trying to kill you") and he emphasised that the shot should not be fatal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bernton |first=Hal |date=15 May 2001 |title=Dalai Lama urges students to shape world |website=[[Seattle Times]] |location=Portland |url=http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dalai15m0&date=20010515 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309075727/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010515&slug=dalai15m0 |archive-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In 2013, the Dalai Lama criticised Buddhist monks' [[2013 Burma anti-Muslim riots|attacks on Muslims]] in [[Myanmar]] and rejected [[Buddhism and violence|violence by Buddhists]], saying: "Buddha always teaches us about forgiveness, tolerance, compassion. If from one corner of your mind, some emotion makes you want to hit, or want to kill, then please remember Buddha's faith. ... All problems must be solved through dialogue, through talk. The use of violence is outdated, and never solves problems."<ref>{{cite news |last=Lila |first=Muhammad |title=International Dalai Lama Pleads for Myanmar Monks to End Violence Amid Damning Rights Report |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/dalai-lama-pleads-myanmar-monks-end-violence-amid/story?id=19013148 |access-date=19 June 2015 |work=[[ABC News]] |date=22 April 2013 |location=[[Dharamshala]] |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508073833/https://abcnews.go.com/International/dalai-lama-pleads-myanmar-monks-end-violence-amid/story?id=19013148 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2013, he said "Really, killing people in the name of religion is unthinkable, very sad."<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-dalailama-idUSBRE9460RC20130507 |title = Dalai Lama decries Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar |publisher = Reuters |date = 7 May 2013 |access-date = 12 October 2013 |archive-date = 9 May 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130509041004/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/us-usa-dalailama-idUSBRE9460RC20130507 |url-status = live }}</ref> In May 2015, the Dalai Lama called on Myanmar's [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] to do more to help the [[Rohingya people|Rohingya Muslims]] in Myanmar, and said that he had urged Suu Kyi to address the Rohingyas' plight in two previous private meetings and had been rebuffed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dalai Lama presses Aung San Suu Kyi over Rohingya migrants|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32925805|publisher=BBC|date=28 May 2015|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602225608/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32925805|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, after [[Chinese dissident]] and [[2010 Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate [[Liu Xiaobo]] died of organ failure while in Chinese government custody, the Dalai Lama said he was "deeply saddened" and that he believed that Liu's "unceasing [[Chinese democracy movement|efforts in the cause of freedom]] will bear fruit before long."<ref>"[https://www.dalailama.com/news/2017/message-from-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama His Holiness the Dalai Lama Deeply Saddened by Liu Xiaobo's Passing…"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026105315/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2017/message-from-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama |date=26 October 2019 }}. The 14th Dalai Lama. 18 July 2017.</ref> The Dalai Lama has consistently praised India.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Slodkowski |first1=Antoni |last2=Lies |first2=Elaine |date=10 November 2021 |title=Dalai Lama: China's leaders 'don't understand variety of cultures' |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dalai-lama-says-prefers-stay-india-since-taiwan-china-relations-delicate-2021-11-10/ |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022450/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dalai-lama-says-prefers-stay-india-since-taiwan-china-relations-delicate-2021-11-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=6 April 2017 |title=India best country to uphold religious harmony, tolerance: Dalai Lama |work=[[Business Standard India]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-best-country-to-uphold-religious-harmony-tolerance-dalai-lama-117040601546_1.html |access-date=20 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022450/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-best-country-to-uphold-religious-harmony-tolerance-dalai-lama-117040601546_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2018, he said Muslim countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Syria should learn about religion from India for peace in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2018 |title=Muslim nations must learn about religion from India: Dalai Lama |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/muslim-nations-must-learn-about-religion-from-india-dalai-lama-5478444/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022450/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/muslim-nations-must-learn-about-religion-from-india-dalai-lama-5478444/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=4 December 2018 |title=Muslim Nations Must Learn About Religion From India: Dalai Lama |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/dalai-lama-india-pakistan-relations |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022450/https://www.thequint.com/news/india/dalai-lama-india-pakistan-relations |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked in 2019 about attacks on the minority community in India including a recent one against a Muslim family in [[Gurgaon]], he said: "There are always a few mischievous people, but that does not mean it a symbol of that nation".<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2019 |title=Few Incidents of Attacks on Minorities Can't Become Symbolic of A Nation, Says Dalai Lama |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/few-incidents-of-attacks-on-minorities-cant-become-symbolic-of-a-nation-says-dalai-lama-2089547.html |website=[[CNN-News18]] |language=en |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022450/https://www.news18.com/news/india/few-incidents-of-attacks-on-minorities-cant-become-symbolic-of-a-nation-says-dalai-lama-2089547.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=5 April 2019 |title='Few Attacks on Minorities Cannot Symbolise a Nation': Dalai Lama |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/few-attacks-on-minorities-cannot-symbolise-a-nation-dalai-lama |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109180856/https://www.thequint.com/news/india/few-attacks-on-minorities-cannot-symbolise-a-nation-dalai-lama |url-status=live }}</ref> He reiterated in December 2021 that India was a role model for religious harmony in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2021 |title=What Dalai Lama Said On India's Role In World's Religious Harmony |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dalai-lama-dalai-lama-news-what-dalai-lama-said-on-indias-role-in-religious-harmony-in-the-world-2659307 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312233226/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dalai-lama-dalai-lama-news-what-dalai-lama-said-on-indias-role-in-religious-harmony-in-the-world-2659307 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2021 |title=India role model for religious harmony in the world, says Dalai Lama |url=https://en.trend.az/world/other/3529518.html |website=[[Trend News Agency]] |language=en |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312233228/https://en.trend.az/world/other/3529518.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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