Ending self-immolation is clear-cut issue

During his recent private visit to Norway when asked whether he had urged a halt to the self-immolations by young Tibetans in China's vast western lands, the Dalai Lama merely replied "this is a very sensitive issue". According to him, the religious issues related to the self-immolations "are very, very complicated".

Why is such a black-or-white question so difficult for this "sage" and "religious leader"?

Tibetan Buddhism, no matter whether the religious doctrine or tradition, is clearly against taking a life, be it homicide or suicide. However, in recent years, especially from September 2012 to the early half of 2013, self-immolations have taken place in the Tibet autonomous region and Tibetan-populated regions in western China, which were masterminded and taken advantage of by the Dalai Lama clique.