“To achieve His Holiness Dalai Lama’s ultimate vision of a violence-free society, in which we can all exist side by side with one another in peace, we have to take the steps necessary to reduce friction between religious traditions, to reduce social and economic disparity, to reduce violence and destruction, arms and armed forces, and to encourage a genuine process of dialogue aimed at resolving conflict and finding solutions for our enduring problems.” (Harmony) (Religion)

“Religion, which is the basic source of compassion and love, the basic source of salvation for humanity, and the basic source of teachings on morality and ethics, is being used, and its name exploited, in the cause of conflict and division.”

“In various Buddhist countries, in real social life, you might find a number of gender inequalities or discriminations but these are social inequalities and it is not in consonance with the Buddha’s teaching.” (Religion) (Nation)

“Dialogue is a channel or an instrument to promote intimacy between individual. Without dialogue there would not be a sense of intimacy, and without sense of intimacy we cannot have harmony among people.” (Religion) (Harmony) (Spirituality)