During a February event, the Dalai Lama asked a boy to kiss him on the lips and stuck out his tongue.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama smiles during his sermon at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India.Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologised on Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism.regretted the incident and wished to “apologise to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused”.
The Dalai Lama invited the boy up toward the platform he was seated on. In the video, he gestured to his cheek, after which the child kissed him before giving him a hug.
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