Dharamshala, July 6 -- Hollywood actor Richard Gere who on Sunday joined in the 90th birthday celebrations of the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala termed the Tibetan spiritual leader as a "selfless" human being.

Practising Buddhist and actor Richard Gere praised the Dalai Lama for his teachings and wisdom while addressing the attendees at the Tibetan spiritual leader's birthday celebration.

"We have never seen a human being like him who completely embodies selflessness, love, compassion and wisdom. When I grew up as a Christian, we understood compassion from our teacher, Jesus Christ. But I don't think we understood this combination of compassion and wisdom until we met his holiness the Dalai Lama," he said.

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