doron@cs.cornell.edu (Leor Doron) (01/29/91)
I thought this might hold some (widespread) interest...
(Note: Also visiting Cornell, to lecture on Jan. 31, is Benazir Bhutto,
former prime minister of Pakistan.)
[Excerpted from Cornell Chronicle, Jan. 24, 1991]==========================
Dalai Lama to visit in March as Bartels Fellow
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The Dalai Lama, the exiled temporal and spiritual leader of 6
million Tibetans and winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit
campus March 25 through 27 as the 1991 Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels
World Affairs Fellow.
President Frank H.T. Rhodes, in announcing the visit, called the
Dalai Lama "a spiritual teacher, secular leader and scholar of
remarkable breadth, whose warmth, compassion, and commitment to the
highest humanitarian ideals stand as an example to us all.
"As the Nobel committee noted," Rhodes continued, "he has come
forward with constructive and forward-looking proposals for the solution
of problems as diverse as international conflict, human rights and
global environmental change. We look forward to his sharing his unique
perspective on life and world affairs with our students and the wider
community."
A highlight of the Dalai Lama's visit will be a free public talk
scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in Barton Hall. Up to 15,000
people are expected; seating will be on a first-come, first-served
basis. Campus shuttle buses will run from perimeter parking lots to
Barton Hall.
The Bartels Fellowship honors a distinguished leader in the field
of international relations, who visits the campus as a guest of the
Center for International Studies to give a lecture and meet with
students and faculty. Recent Bartels Fellows have included President
Carlos Andres Perez of Venezuela; Mark Palmer, former U.S. Ambassador to
Hungary; and Dr. Halfdan Mahler, director-general of the World Health
Organization.
In addition to his major public address, the Dalai Lama will
deliver an academic lecture, "The Buddhism of Tibet," on Wednesday,
March 27, at 9:30 a.m. in Bailey Hall. It is designed for, but not
limited to, students of philosophy, Asian studies, and religious
studies.
During the Cornell visit, the Dalai Lama will also formally launch
the Year of Tibet in North America. Through events and exhibits to be
held in at least 28 countries, the Year of Tibet honors the
2,000-year-old civilization -- especially its religious art -- which has
been imperiled by a 40-year Chinese occupation of the country.
During the three weeks before the visit, the Herbert F. Johnson
Museum of Art will be the site for construction of an intricate Tibetan
sand mandala by monks of Namgyal Monastery. The Dalai Lama will be
stopping by the museum during his visit to inspect and bless the
mandala. Other Year of Tibet events include a Tibetan film series,
musical performances, a photo exhibit and other displays of Tibetan art
and culture.
Tenzin Gyatso was born in 1935 to a peasant family in Amdo, eastern
Tibet. He was chosen at age 2 to be the 14th Dalai Lama after an
intricate process led by eminent Buddhist lamas in Tibet. At the age of
4, he was taken to Lhasa and officially installed as the Dalai Lama.
In 1959, after a Tibetan revolt against China's occupation, the
Dalai Lama along with 100,000 Tibetan refugees fled across the Himalayas
to India and other neighboring countries. In India, he drafted a
democratic constitution, formed a Tibetan government-in-exile and began
to establish the institutions that would form the basis for a new
Tibetan society: schools, hospitals, orphanages, craft co-ops, farming
communities, institutions for the preservation of traditional music and
drama, and monastic institutions.
In addition to winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama was
recently honored by the United States Congress as the recipient of its
1989 Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award. Other recent
honors include the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award and the 1989
Prix de Memoire Award.
His publications include: "A Policy of Kindness," "My Tibet,"
"Freedom in Exile," "Kindness, Clarity and Insight," along with writings
on Buddhist philosophy.
Those interested in more information about the Dalai Lama's visit
may write to Dalai Lama Visit, 245 Day Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY 14853.
-- Sam Segal
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--Lee
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In <1991Jan29.024111.5948@nas.nasa.gov> doron@cs.cornell.edu (Leor Doron) writes: > Dalai Lama... I seem to have had the impression that the Dalai Lama was the head of a Tibetan Buddhist sect, but from reading your posting, he seems to be the Tibetan ruler. -- Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Respectfully, Keith Evans kde@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov