Dalai Lama fears 'Chinese poison plot' to kill him

The Dalai Lama has revealed he fears that Chinese agents have trained Tibetan women for a mission to kill him.

The Tibetan Buddhist leader said that he had been passed reports from inside Tibet warning that the Tibetan women would poison him while posing as devotees seeking his blessings.

"We received some sort of information from Tibet," The Telegraph quoted the Dalai Lama, as saying.

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"Some Chinese agents training some Tibetans, especially women, you see, using poison -- the hair poisoned, and the scarf poisoned -- they were supposed to seek blessing from me, and my hand touch," he added.

According to the paper, his aides had not been able to confirm the reports, but they had highlighted his need for high security.

Meanwhile, despite frosty relations with Beijing, 76-year-old spiritual leader said he believes China will change its hardline stance within his lifetime and adopt democratic reforms to safeguard its economic growth.

He also said Chinese leaders should use Buddhist logic to overcome their suspicion and anger, but confessed he struggles to control his own temper.

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