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Dalai Lama teachings in Sarnath

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The Dalai Lama prays before inaugurating the installation of a hand carved 2.5 metre-high stone statue of Lord Buddha in the compound of the Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in the northern Indian city of Sarnath on 9 January 2009.Reuters/Abishek Madhukar/India

The Dalai Lama inaugurated the installation of a hand-carved 2.5-metre-high stone statue of Buddha in the compound of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in the northern Indian city of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh.

The Dalai Lama began a seven-day teaching session yesterday. As many as 20,000 people have gathered to listen to the teachings. The gathering included 1100 foreigners, the Dalai Lama’s website reported. The teachings are held near the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies.

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