Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dalai Lama have endorsed the recent appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo.
In a message issued from Dharamsala on Tuesday, the Buddhist leader emphasized that violence has no place in any spiritual tradition, highlighting the shared values of compassion, tolerance, and harmony across religions.
“Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings,” he said, noting that all major faiths—including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism—promote love and self-discipline.
Endorsing the Pope’s call made during the Palm Sunday Mass, the Dalai Lama said the appeal for laying down arms and renouncing violence deeply resonated with the core principles of all religions.
He stressed that lasting solutions to conflicts—such as those in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine—must be based on dialogue, diplomacy, and mutual respect.
“History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and cannot be the foundation for enduring peace,” he added.
Calling for global unity, the Dalai Lama urged people worldwide to work towards peace and prayed for an early end to ongoing violence and conflicts.
A copy of the Dalai Lama’s message has been attached..
MESSAGE
March 31, 2026
I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.
Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world’s great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.
An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.
I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.
DALAI LAMA
31 March 2026
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