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Update: His Holiness' Japan visit

Friday, 23 November 2007, 7:30 p.m.


His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing on message to the younger generations of 21st century to the students of Setagaya High School, Tokyo on 22 November 2007 (Photo: Tenzin Rigden)
Dharamshala: Some 1200 students and staff of Setagaya Gakuen School in Tokyo gathered in their main school hall yesterday morning to listen His Holiness the Dalai Lama's message to the young generation of 21st century.

While expressing happiness over the visit of His Holiness despite his hectic schedule, Ven Hayashi Hideyori, the school principal urged the students to make the best out of this great opportunity.


Around 1200 students of Setagaya High School gathered to listen His Holiness

While despising violence, which caused great human suffering and environmental destruction in the 20th century, His Holiness said that the 21st century should be the century of peace and dialogue.

His Holiness outlined that young people should prepare for a more peaceful 21st century.

"We are still facing various problems such as terrorism, as a result of past mistakes." His Holiness said. "All these problems come from negative human emotion, we relied more on physical development and tried to solve the problems through force and violence," His Holiness added.


Students posing for a group photo with His Holiness after the talk
His Holiness later visited the Gokukuji buddhist temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo, where he was welcomed by the temple’s Chief Priest Ven Eishi Okamoto.

His Holiness had a brief interacting with monks of the temple ahead of his talk on "Meaningful life and education" at Gokokuji’s Nichi Dai High School.

"Destructive emotions like, hatred, anger, jealousy etc. should be overcome by genuine feeling of compassion toward others," His Holiness told a gathering of 1300 including students and staff members of the school.


His Holiness interacting with Ven Okamoto Eishi, chief abbot of Gokokuji buddhist temple (3rd from the left) during his visit to temple
Describing many of the problems we are facing as man-made, His Holiness said human beings should analyse and use their intelligence to make corrections, or at least minimise the problems.

His Holiness told the gathering, "Young generation are our hope, you should see that there is enough attention on development human value based on compassion and warm heartedness...to make your life more meaningful."


His Holiness addressing a gathering a some 1300 including students and staff members of Nichi Dai High School of Gokokuji on "Meaningful life and education"
His Holiness urged the teachers to play a constructive role in providing positive guidance to the students for making a peaceful 21st century.

"The 21st century belongs to you and you can shape this century," His Holiness concluded while receiving roaring appreciation from the gathering.

Later that day, His Holiness conferred audience to a group of Tibetans living in Japan.

His Holiness conferring audience to a group of Tibetans residing in Japan

-- Based on Report send by the office of Tibet, Tokyo, Japan

  (www.tibet.net is the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.)

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