Dalai Lama in Mongolia Greeted by Crowds at Gandantegchenlin Monastery
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Moninfo reports: Today, August 22, thousands of Mongolians and Buddhist believers welcomed the 14th Dalai Lama, who came to Ulaanbaatar on Monday for eight-day trip, at Gandantegchenlin Monstery, the center of Mongolia’s Buddhism.
In front of the Janraiseg Temple, a main temple of the monastery, the Dalai Lama blessed the gathered people, who were cheering on the Buddhist leader.
“We need to focus on modern, current education, but not forget about our traditional ways of life,” the Dalai Lama stated.
“Many years ago Mongolia was much like Tibet, and the citizens of both countries were barbarians. But after education and learning, we have grown to be the states we are today.”
Mongolia, a predominantly Buddhist nation, welcomed the Dalai Lama despite potential anger from China, which accuses him of being a separatist of Tibet.
He arrived late in evening of August 21 at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport on a MIAT Mongolian National Airlines flight from Tokyo, Japan. Representatives from the Indian Embassy as well as officials from Gandantegchenlin Monastery and a small group of around 30 citizens greeted him at the airport.
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