Exhibit in Taipei Showcases Tibetan Buddhism Ahead of Dalai Lama's Birthday

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The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan is hosting a special exhibition on Tibetan history and the Dalai Lama, ahead of the spiritual leader's 90th birthday on July 6. Organizers emphasized Taiwan's freedoms in comparison to China, and the fight for sovereingty from China that Taiwan and Tibet share.

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00:00Here in Taipei, Friends of Tibet are sharing the practices of Tibetan Buddhism at a special

00:11exhibit ahead of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday. Organized by the Human Rights Network for Tibet

00:16and Taiwan, the week-long display aims to walk visitors through the history of Tibet and the

00:22Dalai Lama's significance as a spiritual leader and as a leader in human rights advocacy. The

00:29spiritual leader has been living in exile in India after the Tibetan uprising in 1959 following

00:34threats from China. Beijing has put pressure on the Dalai Lama to recognize China's sovereignty

00:39over Tibet and Taiwan, which the Tibetan government-in-exile has rejected.

00:43The reality is that you can't see in the world, but you can see a lot in the

00:50country. You can see a lot in the world. So we think that Taiwan's

00:54country and today's event is very important to the Chinese and Chinese.

01:06The Dalai Lama has visited Taiwan three times, even meeting with former presidents

01:10Li Denghui and Chen Shui-bian. While his last visit was over a decade ago in 2009,

01:16he still praised Taiwan's commitment to democracy when congratulating President

01:19Lai Qingde on taking office last year. The exhibit aims to put the practices of

01:24Tibetan Buddhism that are taboo in China front and center, like placing the Dalai Lama's image on

01:30altars. It also includes artworks inspired by the Dalai Lama's advocacy for Tibet, Taiwan,

01:36Hong Kong and Uyghurs, marking his decades-long impact around the world.

01:40Klein Wang and Tiffany Wang in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.

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