The Korean government may have denied visa to the 
Dalai Lama to attend the Gwangju Peace summit in Seoul but there was a Tibetan Buddhist participant in the recently concluded ‘World Summit on Peace Conference’ and ‘Peace Building and Human Development’ and ‘Universal Peace Federation Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, from June 10 to 14, 2006.
Lama Wangdue, a young graduate from Sera Jey Monastic University for Advanced Buddhist Studies in South India was the only Tibetan participant at the gathering which saw some 30 representatives from international religious groups and over 200 domestic religious leaders. Currently living in the US, Lama Wangdue said he felt fortunate to have got the opportunity to attend the forum.
Korean Buddhist Group Manhae Foundation hosted the Conference to promote mutual understanding between various religions such as Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Catholicism, Christianity, and Islamism, hosted the Conference.
Tibetan spiritual and temporal leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was denied visa by the South Korean government fearing China’s wrath. Although His Holiness has long expressed his willingness to visit Korea and many local religious groups have attempted to bring him here but their efforts have fallen short due to Korean concerns about a diplomatic conflict with Beijing.
