The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6 and obtained birthday needs from world leaders. On the eve of his birthday, he shared a poetic message full of knowledge. To mark the event, the CTA, which represents Tibetans in and outdoors Tibet and is predicated on this north Indian hill city, has declared July 2025 to July 2026 as “The Yr of Compassion”.
As Nobel Peace Laureate, the Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday (July 6), heat needs poured in from throughout the globe. Amongst these extending their greetings have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In a publish on X, PM Modi wished the Dalai Lama on his ninetieth birthday and known as the monk an “enduring image” of endurance and compassion.
“I be part of 1.4 billion Indians in extending our warmest needs to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his ninetieth birthday. He has been an everlasting image of affection, compassion, endurance and ethical self-discipline. His message has impressed respect and admiration throughout all faiths. We pray for his continued good well being and lengthy life,” the Prime Minister wrote.
Equally, in an official assertion, Rubio, prolonged US’ needs to Dalai Lama and stated, “The Dalai Lama continues to encourage folks by embodying a message of unity, peace, and compassion.”
“The USA stays firmly dedicated to selling respect for the human rights and elementary freedoms of Tibetans. We help efforts to protect Tibetans’ distinct linguistic, cultural, and non secular heritage, together with their capability to freely select and venerate non secular leaders with out interference,” the assertion added.
Dalai Lama’s Birthday Message
In an extended publish on X, the Monk wrote, “On the event of my ninetieth birthday, I perceive that well-wishers and associates in lots of locations, together with Tibetan communities, are gathering for celebrations.”
He continued, “I’m only a easy Buddhist monk; I don’t usually have interaction in birthday celebrations. Nevertheless, since you might be organizing occasions targeted on my birthday I want to share some ideas.”
Dalai Lama within the publish added a method during which folks could make ‘the world a greater place’. He emphasised that whereas it is very important work for materials growth, it’s critical to deal with attaining peace of thoughts via cultivating a superb coronary heart and by being compassionate, not simply towards expensive ones, however towards everybody.
He added his private objectives within the message and stated, “As for myself, I’ll proceed to deal with my commitments of selling human values, non secular concord, drawing consideration to the traditional Indian knowledge which explains the workings of thoughts and feelings, and Tibetan tradition and heritage, which has a lot potential to contribute to the world via its emphasis on peace of thoughts and compassion.”
“So long as area endures, so long as sentient being stay, till then, could I too stay, to dispel the miseries of the world,” he added in his poetic message.
ninetieth Birthday Message
On the event of my ninetieth birthday, I perceive that well-wishers and associates in lots of locations, together with Tibetan communities, are gathering for celebrations. I notably respect the truth that lots of you might be utilizing the event to have interaction in… pic.twitter.com/bfWjAZ18BO
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) July 5, 2025
In response to IANS, celebrating the event of the Dalai Lama’s birthday, the democratically-elected Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the consultant of Tibetan folks each in and outdoors Tibet that’s based mostly on this north Indian hill station, has declared that July 2025 to July 2026 might be noticed “The Yr of Compassion”. In the meantime, the monk additionally goals to dwell for a lot of a long time.