From Radio Free Asia (photo: a Tibetan monk, via omf.org.hk):
Leading Tibetan Buddhist religious teachers meeting in India have urged Tibetans to give up vices they say are common in the Himalayan region, including drinking and gambling.
The leaders, meeting in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala where the Tibetan government-in-exile is based, cited alcohol consumption, gambling, fighting and smoking as the worst habits of Tibetans.
“Alcohol is considered to be the root cause of sorrow,” Trushu Rinpoche, a well-known teacher in the Nyinma Buddhist tradition, told RFA’s Tibetan service. [Full Text]
