Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologized after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism DHARAMSALA, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologize d 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. He was taking questions from the audience when the boy asked if he could hug him. The Dalai Lama invited the boy up toward the platform he was seated on. In the video , he gestured to his cheek, after which the child kissed him before giving him a hug. The Dalai Lama then asked the boy to kiss him on the lips and stuck out his tongue. “And suck...