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(82,333 posts) Sun Apr 9, 2017, 09:10 AM Apr 2017

Dalai Lama's rapturous welcome at Buddhist monastery

8 April 2017 Last updated at 12:49 BST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has spoken to huge crowds during a visit to Tawang monastery near India's border with China.

The 81-year-old Buddhist monk and Nobel peace laureate was welcomed with flags, musicians and dancers in traditional costumes.

The Dalai Lama's visit shines a spotlight on a sensitive region that is controlled by India but also claimed by China.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39539609

1:15 video at link.

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