Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday in Dharamshala; 'he belongs to world, universe…,' says actor Richard Gere

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet in 1959. He sat before a packed audience that included hundreds of red-robed monks and nuns who braved incessant rain to see him. Hollywood actor and practising Buddhist, Richard Gere, receives blessings from Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala on his 90th birthday celebration. He said, “He doesn't really care that much about birthdays. But we care about birthdays, but especially this birthday. Hello from His Holiness's point of view. Every moment is a birthday. Every breath is a birthday; every heartbeat is a birthday….”