Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Dec. 19 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader and claimant to the title of the 17th Karmapa Lama, Trinley Thaye Dorje, said on Tuesday that self-immolation is against Buddhist practices at the Buddhist pilgrimage centre of Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
Urging for a stop to such modes of protest by his compatriots, Dorje described the recent instances of self-immolation as 'saddening'.
"I have been saying this for the past few days that it is a very saddening fact to come across. It is very difficult to digest, and I really wish that it could be stopped, because it is going very much against the practice of Buddhism. Therefore, I offer my prayers and thoughts that this must stop," said Dorje.
Dorje added that more than the tangible demand for political freedom, it was important that Tibetans focus on spiritually strengthening themselves.
"Political independence, these are from a mundane perspective. As far as I know from a practitioner's point of view, such things are always subjective to change. Whatever we have today, tomorrow it might be gone. Whatever we do not have tomorrow, we might get it back. So, it is endless," he said.
There have been 95 burnings in all to protest Chinese rule since 2009, according to the Tibet-government-in-exile. At least 77 people have died from their injuries. (ANI)
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