In the hills of holy sadness: Exiled in northern India, the Dalai Lama passes a bitter landmark: it is 35 years since he was forced to flee from the Chinese in Tibet, perhaps for ever. Interview by Isabel Hilton

From: The Independent - London | Date: March 16, 1994| Author: ISABEL HILTON | Copyright information

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, earthly manifestation of the Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion, leant forward, adjusted his maroon robe and said, 'I have come to the conclusion that my last 15 years' effort has been more or less a failure.'

He has a point. It is now 35 years since he fled Tibet following an armed uprising against the Chinese forces that had occupied the country for the best part of a decade. Since then, his country's temples have been razed, its natural res...

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