Dalai Lama visits Buddhist community
The Tibetan spiritual leader in exile is visiting a new community centre in Aldershot and giving a speech on Buddhism in the 21st Century
Dalai Lama arrives to colourful reception in Aldershot
The Dalai Lama, has arrived in Aldershot to mark the opening of a new Buddhist community centre.
The Tibetan spiritual leader in exile will speak about Buddhism in the '21st Century' and lead prayers for the victims of the recent Nepalese earthquakes
The Dalai Lama, who turns 80 next week, is being welcomed by the Buddhist Community Centre UK in Aldershot. The town has a large Nepalese Buddhist community. Tibetan Buddhism is widely practised in Nepal.
A protest has been planned in opposition to the visit by members of the Shugden Buddhist community, who claim to be persecuted by the Dalai Lama.
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