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Applause and protest in Bochum
German country visit of the Dalai Lama
By Christoph Schurian
On Friday afternoon (16.05.08), the Dalai Lama the first major speech of his German visit the country. Before the hall are the expectations high. The Tibetans impressed the visitors. As they can with the counter-demonstration a Buddhist splinter group little start.
Shugden protest at the stadium ring
Bochum, Stadionring: On one side of the street the Congress Hall, on the other orange gewandete about two hundred demonstrators behind a fencings. They are from different countries, mostly from other European countries arrived. As a somewhat shrill call geratenes mantra since hours: "Dalai Lama, give us religious freedom!" Or, in broken German: "Dalai Lama, stop 'on lying!" On the second day of its journey German gets the Dalai Lama the first wind.
Demonstrators in China paid?
Focus
The friendly face of Tibet
The noisy demonstrators belong to the Western Shugden Society. For the Dalai Lama is Shugden 1, a sect that lost nothing in monasteries. And that is for the Shugden oppression, says Barbara Pietzcker of the Western Shugden Society: "Why should we not follow our traditions?" The Dalai Lama, the Buddhist lines together rather than separate.
Ms. Dolma, a Tibetan exile, who for 20 years in Dortmund lives Fights violently with the Protestierern. The were from China but paid schimpft them. Only the Shugden likely in today's Tibet monasteries built yet, thanks to the Chinese financial assistance they would have a huge monastery built in London. Given the situation in Tibet, the unrest and repression before the Olympic Games now has a dispute with the Dalai Lama to ignite, "that simply does not."
A great thinker
Inge Piebenbring: Buddhistin from Schwelm
Also Inge Piepenbring Shugden wants to have nothing to do. "Sewing," says the Buddhistin from Schwelm and shake. Although they belong to another budhistischen line as the Dalai Lama, but to have them nothing. "This is one of the greatest thinkers of our time," says Piepenbring. In India, they have several years teaching at the Dalai Lama visited.
Chinese capitalism
Visit to Bochum
Dalai Lama for large and small
Interested: Daniel Deimel
The theme of the Dalai Lama lecture interested him, says Daniel Deimel: "Globalization and human rights - are the key concepts of our time". Even if he is not interested in the religious, the Chinese have no right to Tibet and the Tibetan culture to destroy: "If the holy sites in former shopping center building, then capitalism shows his true face," says the mid: "This is a cultural revolution! "
A god king in Bochum
Mario Welz is impressed
Mario Welz is also impressed. "Despite strict non-violence fear that the Chinese rulers before him." The Bochum today wishes to a personal impression of the so-called "god king": "If not often that we in our village as a present," laughs Welz. If the policy is so reluctant to zugehe the Tibetans, then of course economic interests are at stake. But the reverse is also true: Hesse Prime Minister Roland Koch schmücke with the religious leaders but also "image reasons".
Donations and human rights
To collect donations for earthquake victims in China
The arrival of the Dalai Lama in the multi-purpose hall next to the Ruhr Stadium delayed - by more than one hour. But not the protest of the Buddhists is to blame. "His Holiness" had simply verplaudert in conversation with the children of a Catholic kindergarten in Wattenscheid. Time for two Chinese with a cardboard box next to the waiting to go along. Shortly successfully collect donations for the earthquake victims in the Chinese province of Sichuan. Disappointed Sen says Gao, a Chinese living in Germany, the Germans were world champions but donations, but now, they would hardly donation: "Who is different from the donations, how can the Human Rights strongly?"
Comments on the subject: 9
GoIn wrote 8 hours (s):
Dalai Lama has himself many decades D. SHUGDEN practiced. In addition, D. Shugden a relatively small share in the Buddhist practice. What is the master by the Dalai Lama would say. When his students, even the Dalai Lama, now only for political diplomatic (?) Background and abysses out claims; BUDDHISTEN that those who practise D. Shugden (also from the same tradition as himself!) Is now at once as a "Splinter group" or a sect titled? And above all: Excluded and threatened. That is going too far. What is true, must remain true!
Marco Polo wrote on 16.05.2008, 22.15 Clock:
I am enthusiastic about this feingeistigen, friedfertigem man and God, the Chinese government to unsuccessfully seeking to demonise. The Dalai Lama will take place despite all versoehnliche words for China and the games. As time readers schaetze I Helmut Schmidt. However, not all the arguments on Tibet. Of course, the Dalai Lama as the head ladies. But he prefers not be seen as the Heilsbringer throughout the world. He schaetzt the situation of its people have a right - some go it wirtschaftllich better. But the improvement also justifies the loss of cultural identity and thus? This "David against Goliath struggle" would be China's reputation in the world to rise by an invitation to the Dalai Lama to the Olympic Games! A grossherzige the gesture would show that the country is the meaning of the games really understood!
MG wrote on 16.05.2008, 21.42 Clock:
Hello, I think once it despite all the speculation, opinion makers, etc. Despite a einmahliges experience for the Dalai Lama in close to see and hear. A gläubiges, rechtschaffenes people of Tibetan, I do not know how many thousands, can not be wrong. A unique opportunity for those who have an opportunity to be present. The Dalai Lama is just a man, like any other but also an institution. The already have, for example, some gentlemen Harrer and Aufschnaiter recognized the Tibet for many years before the reign of China have already recognized. And today it is still so. It runs best when his feeling follows. As an ordinary citizen of course. If different calculus, as part of the "authority" to hear is rather not. Those fits the Dalai now not quite the stuff and they can be denied because they fear their trading partners to offend China. Na .. he is already sick ...
For and Against .......
wrote on 16.05.2008, 21.41 Clock:
Ergaenzung: love Chinese donations collector with ignorant, provocative comments they receive no money! We are world champions, and spend happy - but VOLUNTARY and in its sole discretion. Your inquiry, anklagender index finger in this context is exactly the same way as the permanent laecherlich interference of their government. Another question why they live here rather than in their home
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For and Against ...
wrote on 16.05.2008, 21.31 Clock:
When a man as much attention as the Dalai Lama controversial discussions are normal. Normal, however, it is not that the Chinese government constantly meddling in German politics! The Honourable Counsellor should be advised to contact the essence of a democracy. Here you can free his mind EVERY observations without Repressialien, even if the government uncomfortable. Furthermore, German politicians need not BEVORMUNDUNG with whom they speak. Especially not as KOTAU over economic interests. Obviously, with Chinese assistance Dalai Lama opponents transported to Bochum - permante violations of foreign countries as imposing controls. What with the so-called "peace torch-run" has started at every kritschen Aeusserung immediately resumed .!!!!!!!!! Arms, aengstliche Chinese government - they actually have enough "STATE-AUFPASSER" to the athletes in the world to control
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