"Tenzyn Gyatso recognizes that the origins of Buddhism can be traced back to India and therefore to Hinduism: “The Buddha borrowed his spiritual science from Hinduism and had many Hindu spiritual masters. Buddhism and Jainism (ultra-non-violent religion – some monks sweep the ground in front of them so as not to crush insects while walking – derived from Buddhism and founded by the saint Mahavir), therefore belong to the same great Vedic family. (from the Vedas, great sacred texts of Hinduism written three thousand years before Jesus Christ). » And recently added: "I believe that the time has come for these three sister religions to unite, on the one hand to promote the values that are dear to us, and on the other hand to face Christian and Muslim proselytism that threatens us. »"
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Dalai Lama, quoted from François Gautier - Les mots du dernier Dalaï-lama (2018, Flammarion)
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