As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

I am just one human being.

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.