''Thank You India over and over again'' : says Dalai Lama

"Hinduism has given refuge throughout the ages to those who were persecuted at home: the Christians of Syria, the Parsees, Armenians, the Jews of Jerusalem, and today the Tibetans, allowing them all to practice their religion freely" -- Francois Gautier

Which nation and which civilization has this noble quality?  I ask proudly. The evangelical christians have been a virus plundering, raping and exterminating civilizations ( Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Native Americans, Australian aborigines, Pacific Islanders etc., ) . The Islamic Terrorists and Evangelical Terrorists are indulging in genocide and cultural genocide of Hindus in India as we speak!

Dalai Lama thanks India for 50 years in exile

The Dalai Lama says he is grateful for the care and support he has received from India.

''Thank You India over and over again'' : says Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today paid glowing tributes to India's moral and material support to the Tibetan cause and said seeking refuge in India 50 years ago was the right choice they had made.

As a mark of gratitude, he said, Tibetans planned to offer to India complete sets of 'Kangyur' (Tibetan translations of the Buddha's teachings, 'Tengyur' (Tibetan translations of commentaries by subsequent Indian masters), 63 titles restored from Tibetan into Sanskrit and over 150 translated into Hindi and other languages.

''On behalf of all Tibetans, both those inside and outside Tibet, I fervently wish to express our profound gratitude by saying Thank You over and over again to you, the people and Government of India,'' the Dalai Lama said in an address on the occasion of 50 years in exile.

He said the friendship and sympathy the Indian people had shown to Tibetans, had made them feel this was their second home.

Overall India had given the Tibetans the greatest moral and material support, he said, adding ''looking back over the past 50 years, we feel confident that we made the right choice when we sought refuge in India.'' The Dalai Lama said India's moral and material generosity to Tibetans during their critical period, when their identity and civilisation was under threat of extinction, reflected the English proverb 'a friend in need is a friend indeed.' The Tibetan leader said the support and assistance that India had given to Tibetans for more than 2000 years, particularly during the last 50 years, was incalculable. ''Words are insufiucient to repay the debt we owe to India,'' he said.

On the 50th anniversary of his stay here, the Dalai Lama traveled to eight places of worship around New Delhi, paying tribute to the religious diversity of his host country and the welcome he's been given by the Indian government and people. "Naturally, sometimes (a) little disagreement may come but (it) doesn't matter because there is basic trust," the Dalai Lama said. "And spiritually we consider Indians our guru, our teacher, because we are Buddhists. Buddhism comes from India. So therefore spiritually we are very close to this country".