Leh, July 3 – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday inaugurated a four-day Buddhist festival in Leh town.
The Nobel laureate had arrived in Buddhist-majority Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on June 13.
The Dalai Lama addressed thousands of devouts including 1,500 Buddhists.
One of the monks said the Dalai Lama called upon all religions to co-exist peacefully.
“Especially for the common people he (Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama) has said that all the religions can co-exist, live in peace and nobody needs to convert his religion. Across the world, each one can follow their own religions and it will be good for everybody,” he said.
Since fleeing Tibet in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama has been campaigning for Tibet’s autonomy.
