Tibetans who commit suicide 'not crazy': Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama said on Thursday during a visit to Italy that the Tibetans who have committed suicide in recent weeks, "not crazy" but to take desperate measures to escape Chinese "savage": Trento."Tibetans who have taken their lives to escape the torture and prisons of China are not crazy," said the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader of some 3,500 supporters in the city of Trento in northern Italy.The Dalai Lama in the country to accept the award for minorities are given by the autonomous province of Bolzano, which is in Italy, but where the majority of the population said German speaking.The the Dalai Lama that he wanted to meet the Pope Francis during his visit but were not able to do so because the newly elected Pope was very busy. He said he still hoped to meet him soon.