Dalai Lama.

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The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongo

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$An exiled Tibetan man wearing glasses with a likeness of the Dalai Lama prays during a protest at a local neighborhood after they were stopped from protesting near the venue where Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was attending a meeting, in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Li said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world\'s two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth. He was visiting India just weeks after the two nations resolved a tense standoff between their troops over the disputed Himalayan border between their two countries.$

$The Dalai Lama walks into the crowd to greet graduates after delivering the commencement address at Tulane University\'s 179th commencement ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, May 18, 2013.$

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$The Dalai Lama, left, walks off the stage to greet students with Tulane University President Scott Cowen at the school\'s 179th commencement ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The Dalai Lama gave the commencement address.$

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An exiled Tibetan man wearing glasses with a likeness of the Dalai Lama prays during a protest at a local neighborhood after they were stopped from protesting near the venue where Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was attending a meeting, in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Li said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth. He was visiting India just weeks after the two nations resolved a tense standoff between their troops over the disputed Himalayan border between their two countries.

A Tibetan exile wearing a pair of glasses with an image of the Dalai Lama, prays as he takes part in a sit-in protest against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp, in New Delhi May 20, 2013.

A Tibetan monk holds a sign board next to a poster of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama recognised by the Dalai Lama, at a monastery after a sit-in protest against the visit of Chinese President Li Keqiang at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp, in New Delhi May 20, 2013. Li is seeking to build trust with India on his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just a few weeks after a military standoff between the Asian giants on their ill-defined border in the Himalayan mountains.

A photo taken on May 16, 2013 shows a portrait of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (L) at the Longwu monastery in Tongren, Qinghai province. More than 110 Tibetans have set themselves alight since 2009, with most dying of their injuries, in demonstrations against what they view as Chinese oppression. Beijing rejects such claims, pointing to substantial investment in Tibet and other regions with large Tibetan populations, although critics say economic development has brought an influx of ethnic Han Chinese and eroded traditional Tibetan culture.

The Dalai Lama walks into the crowd to greet graduates after delivering the commencement address at Tulane University's 179th commencement ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

The Dalai Lama, left, walks off the stage to greet students with Tulane University President Scott Cowen at the school's 179th commencement ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The Dalai Lama gave the commencement address.

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