Dalai Lama: Hopeful signs in China of interest in Tibetan culture

Newsday.com: Dalai Lama: Hopeful signs in China of interest in Tibetan culture: "Tibetan Buddhist practice is not incompatible with Western science and that both traditions can learn from each other. "

"The majority of Americans still believe that salvation is possible only through Jesus Christ," he said.

The Dalai Lama did not address Hough's remarks directly but said, "If you look at the life of the Buddha, he evolved in an atmosphere of religious plurality."