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Dalai Lama in Germany

July 30, 2009

The Dalai Lama has begun four days of lectures and discussion on Buddhism in Frankfurt. The 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate is visiting Germany for the 35th time.

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The Dalai Lama waves.
The Dalai Lama is to speak on Buddhism to 30,000 people this weekImage: AP

The Dalai Lama is scheduled to spend the next four days in Frankfurt. The spiritual lectures he is set to give in the city's Commerzbank stadium are expected to be attended by 30,000 visitors.

The Dalai Lama with Mayor Petra Roth of Frankfurt
Petra Roth described the Dalai Lama as symbolizing the fight for peaceImage: AP

Frankfurt's mayor, Petra Roth, welcomed the Dalai Lama, describing him as a man who had tirelessly fought for a resolution to the conflict over Tibet in China. He "symbolizes the fight for peace," she said.

Also on the program for Thursday is a meeting with German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul of the Social Democrats.

This is the second visit to Germany for the Dalai Lama just this year. After being awarded honorary citizenship in Warsaw, Poland, the Dalai Lama arrived in Germany on Wednesday where he met with Roland Koch, the premier of the state of Hesse and a long-time friend and supporter.

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