Dharamshala (HP), June 30, 2025 (ANI): On the 90th Birthday of Dalai Lama, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wished for his long and healthy life. He said, “This is according to Tibetan Calender…No Dalai Lama has lived up to 90, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is the only one… We hope he will live for another two decades and more…”
00:00This is according to Tibetan calendar, the 30th June is His Holiness birthday, but the official ceremony according to Western calendar will be on 6th of July.
00:13The Domevas also got the opportunity to organize the 80th birthday and they got this opportunity to organize the 90th birthday.
00:20There are a lot of gatherings, a lot of people, so a very small place, so most of the general public are in the monastery instead of here because we couldn't fit in everybody.
00:35So His Holiness spoke very briefly and he reiterated his commitment to serve Tibet and the humanity.
00:43How is the importance it becomes when Tibet from all the religions have gathered here today?
00:46Now this is going to be celebrated throughout the years, a year of compassion.
00:52So there will be many thematic conferences including this one.
00:56So they made it more religious oriented, you have representatives from all religious traditions in India.
01:04And this is again connecting to the second commitment of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
01:10At this time it's a very huge and big celebration.
01:13Yes.
01:14So some special significance of 90 of God in Tibetan religion?
01:19No Dalai Lama has lived up to 90.
01:22His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is the only one who lived up to 90 years of age.
01:28So it is an occasion for Tibet to celebrate and we hope that he will live for another two decades and more.
