DHARAMSHALA, April 8: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today left his exile hometown of Dharamshala for ten-day European tour.
The Tibetan Nobel Laureate is scheduled to give a series of public talks, teachings and discussions.
The Dalai Lama begins his current tour from South Tyrol in Italy, with a public talk in Palatrento on April 11. The five-time president of South Tyrol, Dr Luis Durnwalder, invited the Tibetan leader.
The 77-year-old Tibetan leader will later travel to Switzerland, where he will give teachings on Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Jangchup Lamdron) and will confer a White Tara Empowerment followed by a public talk on Ethics Beyond Religions at the Forum Fribourg. His Holiness is expected to meet with the speaker of Swiss parliament and Tibetan supporters.
On April 15-16, His Holiness is also scheduled to take part in a science and humanism exchange forum on Living and Dying In Peace at the University of Lausanne and will give a talk on Towards a Sustainable Future at the University of Bern.
In the final leg of the tour, His Holiness will visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Richard Moore, the founder of Children in Crossfire, who His Holiness calls ‘my hero’. He will meet with kids at the Children in Crossfire and will speak at the Culture of Compassion in association with Bright Brand New Day on 18th April 2013.
The Dalai Lama will give a talk at the Global Scholars Symposium to discuss Non-Violence for Conflict Resolution and another talk at St. John’s College of Cambridge University on April 19-20.
