Dalai Lama named honorary citizen of Budapest
September 19th, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by IANSBudapest, Sep 19 (DPA) The Dalai Lama addressed a crowd of thousands in the Hungarian capital Saturday, the first of two days of Buddhist teaching in a sports arena.
After his public appearance, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader travelled to Budapest’s town hall, where Mayor Gabor Demszky named him an honorary citizen of the city.
All of 22,400 tickets to hear the 14th Dalai Lama, who was born Tenzin Gyatso in 1935, were sold out well in advance of his arrival Friday evening, organisers said.
Some 90 percent were purchased by non-Buddhists, evidently keen to see and hear the Nobel Prize-winning religious leader in person.
The Dalai Lama plans to complete his three-day visit to Budapest — his last scheduled trip to Europe this year — with a visit to the Hungarian parliament building Monday.
He will meet senior Hungarian politicians, including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and give a speech.
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