उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘मैं हमेशा अपने आप को भारत का बेटा कहता हूं। चीन के पत्रकार इसे लेकर मुझ पर सवाल उठाते हैं। मैं कहता हूं कि हालांकि मैं शारीरिक रूप से तिब्बती हूं लेकिन मैंने अपने जीवन के 60 साल भारत में बिताए हैं।’’

India’s ancient traditions of non-violence, kindness, love and compassion are needed in today’s world where people are fighting on the basis of religion and countries over territorial disputes, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in New Delhi on Thursday.

India also needs to bring some kind of “revolution” in its education system by combing its 3,000-year-old ancient tradition of high moral teachings with the modern education, he said. “Those mental quality subjects like non-violence, love, kindness and compassion should be included as an academic subject instead of religious teachings,” the 84-year-old said.

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