18世紀以降に西欧で生まれた　民主主義と　共産主義の考え方
チベットは宗教の素地に民主主義を発展させ、政治リーダーも自分たちで
選べるようになった。　それに引き換え　共産主義を標榜する中国は
独裁とか　弾圧といった戦前を引きずって　金だけのために突っ走っている。
今回の法王訪問は　このあたりをヨーロッパの人々に伝えるためであろう。
フランスの行動を見守りたい。

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in France

Bureau du Tibet, Paris[Saturday, August 13, 2011 22:59]

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama is greeted by well-wishers on his arrival at his hotel in Toulouse, France, on August 12, 2011. (Photo/Alexandra Silva)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Geneva, Switzerland

tibetoffice.ch[Friday, August 12, 2011 11:24]

Geneva, Switzerland, 11 August 2011 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, early this morning. The visit’s main program is to inaugurate and consecrate the newly constructed Tibetan Buddhist Centre - Sherdurb Choekorling at Mont Saléve, France tomorrow morning.

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Tibetan Community in Geneva, Switzerland welcomes His Holiness the Dalai Lama