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Dalai Lama: Tiger needs faith

Beverly Hills - The Dalai Lama has commented on Tiger Woods' sex scandals, saying self-discipline is among Buddhism's highest values, one day after Woods said he had strayed from his Buddhist faith.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader told The Associated Press in a brief interview on Saturday in Beverly Hills that he had not heard of Woods, but when the circumstances were explained to him he said that when it comes to adultery, "all religions have the same idea."

In his first public comments since the November 27 car accident that set off a series of shocking allegations of rampant extramarital relationships, Woods said on Friday that he was raised Buddhist but needed to focus anew on finding balance between his religion and professional life.

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