His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Atlanta - Day One

October 17th 2010

Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 16 October 2010 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Palo Alto on October 16th morning, arriving in the city of Atlanta in Georgia in the afternoon.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeted on his arrival in Atlanta by Emory University’s President Dr. James W. Wagner on October 16th, 2010. Photo/Emory University

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta on October 16th, 2010. Photo/Clay Walker

In his address, His Holiness referred to the ongoing research and dialogue between Tibetan Buddhists and scientists saying that during his previous visit to the United States he had dialogued with scientists in University of Wisconsin in Madison and that he had just had another dialogue with scientists in Stanford University. Emory University will be holding another such dialogue in the coming days.His Holiness suggested that the Institute think of providing facilities to those interested in the practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing guests at the Drepung Loseling Monastery blessing ceremony in Atlanta on October 16th, 2010. Photo/Clay Walker

Referring to Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, His Holiness said when he and three other boys from Kinnaur (in Himachal Pradesh state of India) had come to study Tibetan Buddhism, they were quite young. Geshe Lobsang Tenzin first studied at the Tibetan Institute of Dialectics in Dharamsala and subsequently at the Loseling Monastery in Drepung acquiring his Geshe degree.  His Holiness praised him saying that the young boy has now grown and acquired enough capability to hold tremendous responsibility.

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