Pope John Paul II with the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama, 46, the “Sun King” of six million Tibetan Buddhists, gestures as the talks with Pope John Paul II during an audience at the Vatican on October 9, 1980. The Dalai Lama, whose real name is Tenzin Ghatso, left Rome early the next morning for Canada. (UPI Photo/eib/Vatican Pool Photo/Files)