Dalai Lama endorses Pope Leo's appeal for peace

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The Dalai Lama, highest spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has issued a statement welcoming Pope Leo's recent appeal for peace during his Palm Sunday Mass. He says:

I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.

Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.

An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect - approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.

I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.

The Dalai Lama has had meetings with all the recent Popes, promoting dialogue between Buddhism and Catholicism and mutual understanding, peace, and compassion. He met Pope St John Paul II multiple times during his papacy. He also met Pope Benedict XVI. More recently, the Dalai Lama met Pope Francis, particularly in 2014 and again in 2016.

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