As Dalai Lama speaks inside, protesters trade barbs outside
Associated Press
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Dalai Lama said Sunday the need for environmental responsibility dovetails with Buddhist teachings on valuing human life, whether that is one person or the world's entire population.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader addressed crowds of more than 7,000 during a weekend of lectures at the University of Michigan.
"Taking care of our planet, environment, is something like taking care of our own home," he told a Sunday audience at Crisler Arena. "This blue planet is our only home."
Outside the arena, hundreds of pro-China demonstrators held signs and waved Chinese flags. Many wore T-shirts that read "Support Beijing 2008," a reference to the summer Olympics.
That protest led to verbal exchanges between pro-Chinese and pro-Tibetan demonstrators, who traded shouts of "One China" with "Open the door! Let's see what's happening inside Tibet."
In related news:
* Fresh anti-Western protests flared in several Chinese cities Sunday as people vented anger over pro-Tibet demonstrations along the Olympic torch relay. State media appealed for calm in an apparent attempt to dampen the nationalistic fervor.
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April 22, 2008
2:44 p.m.
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KalHali writes:
"The Dalai Lama said Sunday the need for environmental responsibility dovetails with Buddhist teachings on valuing human life, whether that is one person or the world's entire population."
And this is from someone that once ran a patriarchal slave society.