Putin is ‘Self-Centered’: Dalai Lama

[Europa]

The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, has on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, calling him ‘self-centered’. Speaking to a German newspaper interview, the spiritual leader said that Putin seemed to want to ‘rebuild the Berlin Wall’.

Pointing out that Putin had served as the President of Russia, and then as Prime Minister and then again as President, the Dalai Lama said that Putin’s attitude is ‘I, I, I’, adding that it is a bit too much, and that it is very self-centered.

The Dalai Lama had been speaking during an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

The spiritual leader was also more critical of Russia than of China. Russia has been in its worst stand-ff with Western nations since the Cold War.

The Dalai Lama said that China and Russia are two very different cases, and expressed hope that the modern world would support China become a democratic nation.

During the interview, the Dalai Lama also said that China wishes to be part of the global political system, and that it is willing to accept international rules in the long run.

He then said that he does not have the impression that the same accounts of Russia and its President Putin at the moment, adding that we had become accustomed to the fact that the Berlin Wall had fallen, but that President Putin seemed to want to rebuild the Berlin Wall, adding that Putin was hurting his own nation by doing so. He also said that isolation is ‘suicide’ for Russia.

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[Dr. Strangelove]

guess what lama no one cares what u say

 

[Ragnar]

He then said that he does not have the impression that the same accounts of Russia and its President Putin at the moment, adding that we had become accustomed to the fact that the Berlin Wall had fallen, but that President Putin seemed to want to rebuild the Berlin Wall, adding that Putin was hurting his own nation by doing so. He also said that isolation is ‘suicide’ for Russia.

Given what happened to his own country under his leadership, Dalai Lama is in no position to give others leadership lessons.

 

[Europa]

guess what lama no one cares what u say

this news is getting all over indian mainstream media.

 

[gau8av]

and did they ask him about Obama and Libya, Syria, Iraq ?

 

[vostok]

The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, has on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, calling him ‘self-centered’. Speaking to a German newspaper interview, the spiritual leader said that Putin seemed to want to ‘rebuild the Berlin Wall’.

Pointing out that Putin had served as the President of Russia, and then as Prime Minister and then again as President, the Dalai Lama said that Putin’s attitude is ‘I, I, I’, adding that it is a bit too much, and that it is very self-centered.

The Dalai Lama had been speaking during an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

The spiritual leader was also more critical of Russia than of China. Russia has been in its worst stand-ff with Western nations since the Cold War.

The Dalai Lama said that China and Russia are two very different cases, and expressed hope that the modern world would support China become a democratic nation.

During the interview, the Dalai Lama also said that China wishes to be part of the global political system, and that it is willing to accept international rules in the long run.

He then said that he does not have the impression that the same accounts of Russia and its President Putin at the moment, adding that we had become accustomed to the fact that the Berlin Wall had fallen, but that President Putin seemed to want to rebuild the Berlin Wall, adding that Putin was hurting his own nation by doing so. He also said that isolation is ‘suicide’ for Russia.

- See more at: Putin is 'Self-Centered': Dalai Lama » The Indian Republic

Until now, I did not consider him Western puppet. Now I do.

 

[Europa]

oh my gosh, this news is a hot cake... its everywhere in every vernacular, how so?

Dalai Lama diz que Putin quer reconstruir o Muro de Berlim | Mundo: Diario de Pernambuco

 

[gau8av]

could be obongo promised him help with Tibet and he fell for it, or maybe he's just uninformed

 

[Winchester]

Now i expect Deepak Chopra to come out and say he has daddy issues

 

[Europa]

Until now, I did not consider him Western puppet. Now I do.

guess what lama no one cares what u say

you see, there are people in south asia and in other countries, they take dalai lama's words seriously, they address this guy as "his holiness" and every word coming out of this guy's mouth to them is universal truth as if whatever dalai lama says is god's own divine words coming directly from heaven. now these people will start to see putin as a bad guy. dalai lama therefore has tarnished the image of putin by giving one single interview. now, the dharamshala guys and tibbutans worldwide may start burning photos of putin, just wait and see, how this drama unfolds.

 

[senheiser]

Russia should ban Tibetan Buddhism from its country and replace it with Russian Buddhism. The Dalai Lhama is clearly a terrorist and danger to Russia as hes a Religious Leader for some Russian Minorities and speaking for the West.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Russia should ban Tibetan Buddhism from its country and replace it with Russian Buddhism. The Dalai Lhama is clearly a terrorist and danger to Russia as hes a Religious Leader for some Russian Minorities and speaking for the West.

Isn't the Buddhism in Russia also Tibetan Buddhism? Since this is the religion of the Mongols.

 

[Aepsilons]

Russia should ban Tibetan Buddhism from its country and replace it with Russian Buddhism.

lol

 

[Cyberian]

Lo and behold! The Dalai Lama has spoken. What will happen now?

 

[cirr]

What does the slave-owner think of himself？