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Blend Science with Compassion, Dalai Lama Tells Tibetan Students
The Dalai Lama has urged students from the Tibetan community to become compassionate and knowledgeable global citizens by harmoniously integrating modern education with Tibetan Buddhist culture.
The Dalai Lama has urged students from the Tibetan community to become compassionate and knowledgeable global citizens by harmoniously integrating modern education with Tibetan Buddhist culture.
Addressing students of Tibet House, New Delhi, at the Science and Meditation Centre of Drepung Loseling Monastery (Drepung Gomang) in Mundgod, Karnataka, the Tibetan spiritual leader emphasised that education should go beyond faith and include scientific knowledge, ethics and compassion.
Before the address, Geshé Dorjee Damdul, Director of Tibet House, introduced the students and informed the Dalai Lama that more than 100 students of Tibetan origin were Indian citizens, while others had come from different parts of the world.
The 90-year-old spiritual leader said it was the responsibility of young Tibetans to preserve their cultural heritage while also contributing to global peace. He stressed that culture and science are both essential for leading a meaningful life and should not be viewed in isolation.
Calling for the development of a strong identity rooted in education, the Dalai Lama urged students to uphold the values of compassion and inter-religious harmony.
Recalling his own spiritual journey, he said Buddhism had spread across the length and breadth of Tibet, the Land of Snows. “I was born in Dhomey (Amdo), but even as a child I had single-pointed faith in the Buddha and a strong wish to see the Jowo statue in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa,” he said.
He added that during his studies of Pramanavarttika (Commentary on Valid Cognition), he deeply engaged in analytical reasoning—examining opposing views, establishing one’s own position and responding to criticism.
The Dalai Lama noted that Buddhist epistemology places strong emphasis on inquiry and experimentation rather than blind faith, making it highly relevant in today’s diverse world. Such an approach, he said, helps cultivate clarity of mind and inner peace.
