▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁( that ) ▁his ▁vis a ▁application ▁was ▁a ▁closed ▁matter . ▁ ▁The ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁later ▁confirmed ▁the ▁media ▁reports ▁when ▁he ▁public ly ▁den ounced ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁during ▁a ▁speech ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Indian ▁town ▁of ▁D har ams ala . ▁He ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" The ▁Nobel ▁peace ▁sum mit ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁honour ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁our ▁fellow ▁la ure ate , ▁the ▁late ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁has ▁been ▁cancel led ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁wouldn ' t ▁allow ▁me ▁to ▁attend ▁it . ▁This ▁is ▁sort ▁of ▁bul lying ▁a ▁simple ▁person ." ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Sum mit , ▁fellow ▁la ure ate , ▁J ody ▁Williams ▁also ▁public ly ▁den ounced ▁President ▁Jacob ▁Z uma ' s ▁government , ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁"( s elling ) ▁their ▁soul ▁and ▁their ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁China ". ▁ ▁Notable ▁South ▁African ▁Buddh ists ▁ ▁Jer ald ▁Dan ase k era ▁V ed an , ▁Att orney , ▁Author ▁and ▁Community ▁Activ ist ▁ ▁Rob ▁N air n , ▁Buddh ist ▁teacher , ▁Author ▁and ▁Popular iser ▁ ▁Bre y ten ▁Bre y ten bach , ▁A frika ans ▁poet , ▁P ain ter ▁and ▁Political ▁Activ ist ▁ ▁Pre vin ▁As oka ▁V ed an , ▁Att orney , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Activ ist ▁and ▁Youth ▁Le ader ▁ ▁Buddh ist ▁cent res ▁and ▁groups