I have been practising Buddhism and reading book of Dalai lama alot. I have never come across him saying Buddha was born in India. India always claim that Buddha was born in India which is not true. I have attended many teachings of Rimpoches and even in Tibetan scripts, it is never mentioned. I hope Pritaz is not mistaken or hope he did not get it from the wrong source. Now Dalai Lama wont say anything about Bhutanese refugee. Because there are lots of Tibetans in Bhutan. He is smart enough to look at bigger picture before he makes any comments. In any case, Bhutan is focking mess created by no one other than our own leader Girja. So what the hell are you expecting? Just because we got the democracy does not mean we should incite those poor bhutanese of nepali origin to follow us. Look at what we got. So before we blame others, we have to learn to dig our egos and mistakes. It irks me when people talk of Nepal as a Hindu Kingdom rather than trying to include everyone, but uses Buddhism and Lumbini as a begging bowl. I wonder who is heading Lumbini Development Fund? Has gov't done anything other than declare Lumbini as a Developemtn Zone? No. they have not done anything. Deep down they know they have to stop Buddhism at any cost. That's why nothing has happened there other than private investments to develop Lumbini. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY INDIA PROMOTES AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT and all we can do is biatch about it. If you want the world to believe Buddha was born in Nepal, then promote it. Fact is there. But deep down they are afraid to do it. Dalai Lama is a World Stateman. We cannot even began to think of his devotion for the world. We can't since all we got No. 2 leaders like Girja, Makune, Bam Dev, etc. So before we talk about others, lets talk about ouwn own. Lets not act like "Afno Ghati ma Vaisi dekhdeine, arko ko ghati me kamila dekhcha." This is not worth discussing. lets jsut end this topic here.