A video of the M3M Foundation event in India has caused controversy, in it you see the Dalai Lama, leader of Tibetan Buddhism, greeting a boy, who bowed to him; howeverTenzin Gyatso took the minor by the chin and kiss in the mouth.
After this image, he stuck out his tongue and told the little boy “suck my tongue”this while the leader greeted 120 students who had received their college degree.
During his speech, the Dalai Lama was disrupted for the child, before this he invited him to come to his table, hugged him and kissed him. “Since I came to live in India, I have been able to meet all kinds of people, including scholars and scientists, who are interested in the methods of achieving the peace of mind that has kept us alive.”he mentioned at the time, before the arrival of the minor.
However, with a smile, he mentioned: “Can you suck my tongue?”to which the boy in yellow dress He only brought his head a little closer, continuing to be hugged by the monk and answer him “gracias”.
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Although the event took place last February 28, 2023the controversial images have caused controversy by complaining regarding the “inappropriate” behavior of the monk with the little one.
Causing disapproving comments on networks. Just as the minor is sexualized before an adult who, due to his religious status, holds a position of power, as well as that the minor is in a position of vulnerability and violence.
Although through the official account of the Tibetan Central Administration in Twitter published the short, but with a focus on the message that the leader had given: “His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama advised a young Indian to be a good human being, who always works to cultivate peace and happiness in the world”.
Coupled with the fact that defenders of Dalai Lama have argued that the priest was joking and argue that in the Tibet sticking out the tongue is a common way of greeting and what culturally implies wishes for peace