His Holiness the Dalai Lama looking out over the crowd of more than 5,000 on his arrival for a meeting with members of the Tibetan community from the Netherlands and surrounding countries at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
Tibetan children singing a song to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama to their meeting at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing Tibetans from the Netherlands and surrounding countries at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
Some of the more than 5,000 Tibetans gathered to listen to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting his old friend actor Richard Gere outside the Ahoy Rotterdam before their conversation in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
His Holiness the Dalai Lama along with his interpreter Thupten Jinpa, in conversation with Richard Gere, Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet (ITC) at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
Richard Gere and His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their conversation at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
Members of the International Campaign for Tibet presenting His Holiness the Dalai Lama a commemorative gift at the conclusion of his conversation with Richard Gere at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
A view of the stage at the Ahoy Rotterdam during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's talk on "Why Compassion is Essential in our Troubled World" in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with his interpreter Thupten Jinpa during his talk on "Why Compassion is Essential in our Troubled World" at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
A member of the audience asking His Holiness the Dalai Lama a question during his talk at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
Members of the audience of more than 12,000 standing as His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves the stage at the conclusion of his talk at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Olivier Adam
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with volunteers working during his talk at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 16, 2018. Photo by Jurjen Jonkers