"Shelter the refugees must be temporary," says Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader acknowledges difficulties in hosting thousands of refugees and says Germany can not turn the Arab country. In an interview with German newspaper, Dalai Lama still admits hope of returning to Tibet.

                   

The Buddhist monk Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th and current Dalai Lama, used harsh words when talking about the immigration crisis in the European Union (EU), in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). For the spiritual leader, the refugees should return to their countries with the end of the crisis and stressed that Germany can not turn an Arab country.

"Morally I think the shelter to refugees must be temporary. The goal should be to return to their country to help rebuild," said the Dalai Lama, in an interview published on Tuesday (31/05).

The spiritual leader recalled, however, that people in better conditions have a responsibility to help refugees, but acknowledged that the host on the large number of migrants who arrived in the EU is difficult. "Many at that time. Europe, for example, Germany can not become an Arab country. Germany is Germany," he said.

When asked about the increase of Islamophobia in Europe, the spiritual leader said that the wicked are also among Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus. "Love is the central message of all religions, also of Islam. We should not condemn the Muslim world only by some tragic events committed by a small number of Muslims," ​​he said.

Dalai Lama, who has lived for more than 50 years in exile in Dharamsala, India, also spoke about his perspective to return to Tibet. "I would be happy if I had the opportunity to return or at least make a short visit."

After fled to India in 1959 during the invasion of Tibet by China, the leader has dedicated his life to fighting for the autonomy of the territory. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The fight with the Chinese government makes it difficult to return to the house.

"There is a Tibetan proverb:... Your home is where you are happy I have lived for more than 57 years in the wild in India Freedom allowed me to meet people from different backgrounds, faith and professions While you have the feeling that I can do more here in India, I am here, "he said.