Dalai Lama arrives at 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit
The Dalai Lama arrives onstage with Reverand Mpho Tutu (L) for the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit at the University of British Columbia's Chan Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 27, 2009. Mpho is the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann)
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