1.0Belief Beathttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beliefbeatNicole Nerouliashttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beliefbeat/author/nnerouliasHappy Birthday, Dalai Lama - Belief Beatrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="R4LaEgTaz5"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beliefbeat/2010/07/happy-birthday-dalai-lama.html">Happy Birthday, Dalai Lama</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beliefbeat/2010/07/happy-birthday-dalai-lama.html/embed#?secret=R4LaEgTaz5" width="600" height="338" title="“Happy Birthday, Dalai Lama” — Belief Beat" data-secret="R4LaEgTaz5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The Dalai Lama turned 75 today, celebrating with hundreds of cheering followers in Dharmsala, India, where they have lived in exile since fleeing Tibet after the failed 1959 uprising against China. His fans, Buddhist and otherwise, around the world are also wishing him a happy birthday. It’s a bittersweet milestone, however, given that the aging…