Also in the open letter, the Dalai Lama said, "I have, from the start, supported Beijing's being awarded the opportunity to host the Games. My position remains unchanged." However, he also declared on different occasions last year that the year 2008 was pivotal, and the Olympics might be the last chance for the Tibetans. He urged relevant countries to associate the "Tibet issue" with the Beijing Olympics when dealing with China, and told his backers to demonstrate during the August Olympics, according to the commentary.
The article said, "There is no need to comment; just compare what he has said: How could a person be so free with his mouth? And which words were really from his heart?"
To make up for his own self-contradiction, the Dalai Lama said in the letter that "as a a simple monk who strives to live his daily life according to Buddhist precepts," he could assure people of "the sincerity of my motivation." However, the commentary said, his assurance was just a "sincere lie."
Buddhist precepts tell its followers to be as good as their word and never lie, but the Dalai Lama never quite followed the teachings. "Is the Dalai Lama a simple monk? We can only say, he is lying again," the commentary concluded.
