Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing child at public gathering

The Dalai Lama arrives at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamsala, India, to give a sermon on March 7. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism. A statement posted on his official website said the 87-year-old leader regretted the incident and wished to “apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused.” The incident occurred at a public gathering in February at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamsala, where the exiled leader lives. California Dalai Lama in Little Saigon Thousands welcome Dalai Lama during visit to Little Saigon where he helped christen the Chua Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster. “His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras,” the statement from the Dalai Lama read.