Dalai Lama calls on Suu Kyi for peaceful end to Rohingya crisis

He appealed to the leaders to reach out to all sections of society to try to restore friendly relations

KARACHI/NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama has urged Aung San Suu Kyi to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in Myanmar and expressed concerns about violence that has led around 300,000 Muslim Rohingya to flee the Buddhist-majority country.



"I appeal to you and your fellow leaders to reach out to all sections of society to try to restore friendly relations throughout the population in a spirit of peace and reconciliation," the top Buddhist leader said in a letter to Myanmar's de-facto leader seen by AFP.

Religious people pray for peace, but prayer alone is not enough, what will bring peace in the world is people cultivating peace of mind.

— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) September 8, 2017

He further added saying, "Those people..you see..sort of harrassing some Muslims..Then they should remember, Buddha, in such circumstances, would have definitely helped those poor Muslims," Dalai Lama told reporters.