DHAKA: The Dalai Lama made his first appearance at Glastonbury in United Kingdom on Sunday, spending an hour in the rain addressing festival-goers on how the world could be a happier place.

The Tibetan spiritual leader called for a more ‘holistic education’ from kindergarten to university, which “should bring a sense of care” and help “promote human love”, reports the NDTV.

“Everyone has the right to achieve a happy life,” he told hundreds gathered at the Greenfield site, an area of calm away from the madness of the main music stages.

The elderly Buddhist monk hailed the “full joy” of the revelers present, and got into the spirit himself by wearing a Glastonbury t-shirt on his head against the rain.

He was treated to a rendition of “Happy Birthday” by the crowd in honor of his 80th year, and urged them to “think seriously about how to create a happy world, a happy 21st century -- that's the best gift for me”.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner expressed dismay at ongoing violence in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere, saying it was “our own creation” and warning: “The killing of human beings by human beings is the worse thing.”

Arriving at London’s Heathrow airport on Saturday, he had expressed horror at the previous day's attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France.

BDST: 1043 HRS, JUNE 29, 2015
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