"Let Us Together Overcome Global Threats, Including Covid": Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama said Buddha's teaching was essentially practical not just for one group of people or one country but for all sentient beings.

People must come together to overcome global threats, including COVID-19, Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama said on Wednesday. In his message for Buddhists on Buddha Purnima, the Nobel Peace Laureate said that by developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, one could reduce their self-centredness, which is the source of many problems. "I started my Buddhist education as a child and although I am now nearly 86 years old, I am still learning. Even though our world has changed substantially since the time of Buddha, the essence of his teaching remains as relevant today as it was 2,600 years ago," he said in a statement. "...Let us all join together in doing whatever we can to overcome the global threats we face, including the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought such pain and hardship across the world," he added.