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Dalai Lama tongue controversy: playful joke or ‘abusive’?

Viral footage showing the Dalai Lama kissing a boy on the lips and asking him to “suck my tongue” has triggered a war of words between outraged critics and the Tibetan spiritual leader’s supporters.

The Week

Shraddha Arya apologises for her 'choice of words' to criticise Dalai Lama's incident of kissing a boy

Shraddha Arya, who is known for playing Preeta in Kundali Bhagya, slammed Dalai Lama after his video asking a little boy to 'suck his tongue' became viral. Little did she know that it would make her receive hate messages.

The Times of India

Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, the Dalai Lama: living proof that no one is too big for retirement

What do so many of the world’s most powerful men have in common? In lesser jobs they would have long been put out to pasture, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Cardi B urges fans to 'teach kids about predators' after controversial Dalai Lama video

Rapper Cardi B has urged her followers to teach their kids about 'predators' after a controversial video of the Dalai Lama asking a child to 'suck his tongue' went viral

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The Dalai Lama apologizes for asking a young boy to suck his tongue

The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.

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The Dalai Lama Has Apologised After Kissing A Young Child And Asking Him To ‘Suck My Tongue’

The incident happened during a public event at the Dalai Lama's temple in India.

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Dalai Lama issues apology after video shows him asking little boy to 'suck my tongue'

The Dalai Lama has since apologised to the boy for the hurt his words may have caused and that he ''regrets' his actions

Manchester Evening News

Dalai Lama apologises after video of him asking young boy to suck his tongue goes viral

The uncomfortable clip has since gone viral on social media

Irish Mirror

Dalai Lama regrets asking boy to ’suck my tongue’

The Dalai Lama has apologised after footage showed him asking a young boy to "suck my tongue" at a public event.

The New Daily

Dalai Lama apologises after viral video shows him asking little boy to 'suck my tongue'

The strange video shows the most senior spiritual figure in Tibetan Buddhism asking a boy to "suck my tongue" during an event in northern India's hillside city of Dharamshala back in February

Daily Mirror

Dalai Lama apologises after video asking boy to 'suck my tongue'

The Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' 87-year-old spiritual leader, apologised on Monday after footage showed him asking a young boy to "suck my tongue" at a public event.

Reuters

Dalai Lama apologises after video circulates online of Tibetan spiritual leader kissing a young boy and asking him to 'suck my tongue'

The Dalai Lama apologises to a young boy and his family after a video of the Tibetan spiritual leader kissing a child and asking him to "suck my tongue" went viral.

ABC News

Dalai Lama apologises after kissing boy and asking him to ‘suck my tongue’

Interaction at temple in India seen in video that has gone viral condemned as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘scandalous’

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Dalai Lama names Mongolian boy as third highest Buddhist spiritual leader

A Mongolian boy born in the United Staes has been named by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Conversation

Dalai Lama identifies the reincarnation of Mongolia's spiritual leader – a preview of tensions around finding his own replacement

More than 5,600 people had gathered for a March 2023 ceremony in Dharamsala, India, when the Dalai Lama indicated toward a young child beside him.

The Week

The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem

An American-Mongolian boy has been identified as the tenth incarnation of the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché, the third highest-ranking spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

Bangkok Post

China warned against choosing new Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China not to interfere in selecting the successor to the Dalai Lama, the current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

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China's Efforts To Destroy Buddhism Won't Succeed, Says Dalai Lama

In a sharp attack on China's moves to eliminate Buddhism the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said China is attempting to target and destroy Buddhism but it won't succeed. Read on for details:

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Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Chinese Threat To Dalai Lama Averted

The Bihar police have detained a suspected Chinese woman in Bodh Gaya in connection with alleged threat to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and are interrogating her. Read on for details:

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Dalai Lama Highlights 'Ups and Downs' Between India-China Amid Tawang Clash

Amid the ongoing tensions between India and China, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday highlighted the ups and downs between the two Countries. Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Tibetans in India support 'zero COVID' protesters in China

About 150 Tibetan exiles holding blank pieces of paper have rallied in India’s capital to express solidarity with people in China protesting its “zero COVID” policy

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s a funny business’: Vika and Linda Bull get frank on the ups and downs of a life in music

Across their 30-year career, the singing sisters have performed for Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. But it was only during the pandemic that they came into their own

Tribune News Service

Karla Peterson: Meet the San Diego artist who collaborated with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu on a children's book

The new children's book "The Little Book of Joy" tells the story of two little boys who grew up to be very big deals.

The Guardian - UK

Kelsang Gyatso obituary

Tibetan monk who opposed the Dalai Lama’s openness to teachings from other Buddhist schools and founded the New Kadampa Tradition

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