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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on Bhutan’s chances for the 2018 World Cup

by Sam Littlefair| March 18, 2015

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Bhutan has the worst-ranked football team in the world, but in the past week they beat Sri Lanka twice in the first qualifying matches for Russia 2018. In this clip from BBC’s world service, Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche talks about his love for football, and Bhutan’s chances in the qualifiers.

“I don’t really consider Buddhism as a religion — it’s a philosophy,” says Rinpoche. “My religion is football.”

Said Rinpoche on Facebook after Bhutan’s first win:

Post by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse.

 

And after their second:

Post by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse.

 

Listen to Rinpoche speak about all this in the audio clip above. In 1999, Rinpoche wrote and directed “The Cup,” a film about soccer in Bhutan. Read Kelly Winters’ 2000 interview, in which Rinpoche talks about soccer as a path to enlightenment. Also see Rinpoche’s recent comments on respecting LGBT, and our feature discussion on whether Buddhism is a religion:

Watch: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche urges respect for LGBTQ people

Watch: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche urges respect for LGBTQ people

Is Buddhism a Religion?

Is Buddhism a Religion?

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What Changes and What Doesn’t: An interview with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

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Sam Littlefair

About Sam Littlefair

Sam Littlefair is the former editor of LionsRoar.com. He has also written for The Coast, Mindful, and Atlantic Books Today. Find him on Twitter, @samlfair, and Facebook, @samlfair.

Topics: Bhutan, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, News, Sports & Activity

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