Tokyo [Japan], June 23 (ANI): Marking World Refugee Day, Tibet House Japan organised a two-day photograph exhibition and a sequence of talks in Tokyo highlighting the historical past, tradition and persevering with challenges confronted by the Tibetan individuals beneath Chinese rule, in accordance with the Office of Tibet, Japan.
Held on the Bunkyo Civic Centre, the exhibition centered on the life and teachings of the Dalai Lama whereas drawing consideration to the Tibetan refugee expertise and the broader problem of preserving Tibetan id in exile.
According to the Office of Tibet, Japan, the occasion coincided with the United Nations-designated World Refugee Day, noticed yearly on June 20 to honour refugees worldwide and reaffirm the worldwide dedication to a compassionate world free from compelled displacement.
The report stated that Tibet got here beneath Chinese army management in 1950, resulting in widespread destruction and displacement. The report said that greater than 1.2 million Tibetans died, over 6,000 monasteries and nunneries have been destroyed, and 1000’s of spiritual texts have been misplaced. It provides that the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959, adopted by round 80,000 Tibetan refugees who sought refuge in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
In the occasion addressing guests, Dr. Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Representative of the Liaison Office of the Dalai Lama, outlined Tibet’s historic and present-day scenario and stated the exile Tibetan group continues working to protect its tradition and advocate for freedom and justice.
According to the Office of Tibet, Japan, he defined the Dalai Lama’s 4 lifelong commitments–promoting human values, non secular concord, preservation of Tibetan tradition and the revival of the traditional Nalanda custom as guiding ideas for constructing a peaceable and compassionate world society.
Dr Arya additionally raised considerations over Chinese colonial boarding faculties, saying practically a million Tibetan kids are being subjected to assimilation insurance policies. Referring to China’s just lately launched Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, he stated it was aimed on the ‘elimination, assimilation, and destruction of the id, language, and tradition’ of Tibetans and different minority communities.
According to the Office of Tibet, Japan, he introduced that representatives of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian and Hong Kong communities would maintain a dialogue on July 1 on the legislation’s implications.
The Office of Tibet, Japan, stated the exhibition attracted greater than 150 guests, lots of whom shared their experiences of travelling to Tibet and India or attending the Dalai Lama’s teachings. Volunteers additionally briefed attendees on the Tibetan problem and distributed informational materials on Tibet and the work of the workplace. (ANI)