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The Prayer of the Words of Truth – By H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama

This prayer, Words of Truth, was composed by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, on 29 September 1960. This prayer for restoring peace, the Buddhist teachings, and the culture and self-determination of the Tibetan people in their homeland was written after repeated requests.

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The Prayer of the Words of Truth by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama