Canto-pop star Denise Ho meets Dalai Lama
Singer already risked mainland ire by backing Occupy protests in 2014
Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and celebrity Denise Ho Wan-see met the Dalai Lama on her birthday, in yet another move likely to draw the ire of mainland authorities.
The singer, who celebrated her 39th birthday on May 10, posted pictures of herself and Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader on her personal Facebook page on Friday, writing: “It has been an unforgettable birthday. He is a sublime Venerable; a loving grandpa; and also a teacher who shares his wisdom.
“I could feel the blessing and energy rushing through my body just by holding his hands.”
Ho mentioned she was not a Buddhist, but took the Dalai Lama as her most respected teacher.
“His guidance is so powerful because he squares his words with his conduct,” she wrote.
But Ho did not state where the meeting took place.
The 14th Dalai Lama, regarded as an arch-enemy by China, fled to India when he was 23 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and has remained there ever since. His followers formed a self-claimed Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, which is accused by Beijing of trying to split Tibet from the mainland.