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Indeed, Gandhi and the Dalai Lama are.!
Mahatma Gandhi
- By Mark Hawthorne, California
There are in the world many people who have fought great battles for social or political justice using the principles of Mahatma Gandhi.
Five amongst them stand out strongly: Martin Luther King, leader of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s; Nelson Mandela, who brought an end to apartheid in South Africa; the Dalai Lama, who seeks a peaceful resolution in Tibet; Aung San Suu Kyi, fighting for democracy in her native Myanmar (Burma); and Cesar Chavez who struggled to reduce exploitation of farm workers in California.
Three of these ― Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Suu Kyi ― have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. All proudly acknowledge their debt to Gandhi.
To be equated with Mahatma Gandhi is to be instantly aligned with a distinct set of ideals, for the name resonates for anyone who believes in truth, independence and nonviolence.
Although ahimsa literally means "no injury," Gandhi's use of the wo