Teaching for Singaporean
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he leaves the Main Tibetan Temple at the end of day one of the three-day teachings in Dharamsala, India, Tuesday, October 20, 2009. The teachings on “The Four Noble Truths”, requested by a Singaporean Buddhist group, will end on Oct 22. Thousands of followers, including foreign tourists, attended the first day teaching here. (Photo by Abhishek Madhukar)
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