Dalai Lama celebrates its 90th birthday: a life for peace and tibet!

Dalai Lama celebrates its 90th birthday: a life for peace and tibet!

McLeod Ganj, Indien - On July 6, 2025, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, in Dharamshala, India, celebrated his 90th birthday. The celebrations that were under the motto of gratitude and reflection on his life attracted thousands of supporters, including many monks and nuns. Despite the continuing rain, the participants felt a deep connection with their spiritual leader, who explained in a personal message that he regarded himself as a "simple Buddhist monk".

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Dalai Lama and described him as a "symbol of love", while he congratulated congratulations in the name of 1.4 billion Indians. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also confirmed the United States' determination of promoting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Tibetans. This international response underlines the moral authority that the Dalai Lama has worldwide, especially in his views of peace, dialogue and waiver of violence, which he tirelessly preaches.

celebrations and reflection

The celebrations in Dharamshala were accompanied by cultural performances, in which Tibetan artists drummed and played bagpipes. The Dalai Lama wore a traditional robe and a yellow cloak and was solemnly escorted into the Tempelhof. During his speech, he reflected on the fact that he lived his life in the service of other feelings. He also expressed the desire to live "30 or 40 years", which interpreted some of his followers as a sign of his persistent vitality.

The preparations for his birthday were supported by the Tibetan exile government, led by Penpa Tsering, who had the Tibetan flag. These symbolic acts not only serve the celebration, but also raise awareness of the Tibetan identity and culture, which has increasingly endangered in the past few decades under the pressure of China.

succession and challenges

China is entitled to the decision on the successor of the Dalai Lama and sees him as an enemy of the state. Especially with regard to the Panchen Lama, an important figure in the determination of his successor, the situation is explosive; This has been missing since 1995. In Tibetan areas, the possession of a portrait of the Dalai Lama is already a delicate. Exile-tieder fear that China could determine its own successor to use religious authority in their own favor.

The Dalai Lama, who fled in front of the Chinese regime from Tibet in 1959, spent over seven decades in exile and built up a community that tries to preserve the Tibetan culture and identity. He resigned in political tasks in 2011 and handed over the powers to a elected exile government in McLeod Ganj. Despite a quieter phase in his life, he continues to keep audience and works on his message of compassion and reconciliation.

The celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, with diplomatic guests and Tibetan refugees, are another sign of how alive the Dalai Lama remains in the hearts of his followers, regardless of the political challenges that his successor brings. His statement that he indicates that his successor should be born in the "free world" illustrates the will of the Dalai Lama to preserve the independence of the Tibetan spiritual leadership and to assert himself against foreign influence.