Dalai Lama 'fully' supports the Olympics (AAP)

The Dalai Lama has reaffirmed his support for the Beijing Olympics , during a blessing to a vast new Buddhist temple near Paris on the second day of a visit to France. "I fully support the Olympic Games ," the Tibetan spiritual leader told journalists at the Vietnamese pagoda in Evry south of Paris, where some 1,500 people gathered to hear him give two hours of religious teachings. "The Chinese people deserve to host the Games," added the Nobel peace laureate, who Beijing has accused of fomenting unrest in Tibet to sabotage the event. The 73-year-old Dalai Lama , who flew into Paris for 12 days on Monday as the Games got into full swing, shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy while in France for fear of angering China. Asked by a journalist to comment on the decision, he replied: "It doesn't matter", repeating that... [read full story]