Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his birthday and wish him many happy returns of the day.
“With its age-old traditions of ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Karuna’, India sets an example to the world,” he wrote. “Moreover, its growing international influence, in addition to being a robust democracy, means that India has an important contribution to make to peace and dialogue in our increasingly interdependent world.
“As ever, I would like to take this opportunity to express immense gratitude to the Government and people of India for the generous assistance and hospitality provided to me and Tibetans in exile for more than 65 years.”
His Holiness conclued: “I wish you good health and success in realizing the hopes and aspirations of the people of this great and ancient country and in contributing to the creation of a more compassionate, peaceful world.”
