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Looking back over his nearly 28 years with the Fullerton Arboretum, Dyment said one of his most memorable experiences was joining with other administrators to have breakfast with the Dalai Lama, when the spiritual leader visited the campus in 2000.
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2025
Since its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in October, Swiss documentary Wisdom of Happiness – A Heart-to-Heart with the Dalai Lama has found peace at the box office with strong performances in Switzerland, Germany and elsewhere as overseas rollout continues.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The quote itself is sometimes attributed (usually in dubious email forwards and extended family’s Facebook posts) to the Dalai Lama, presumably to underscore its wisdom, but the broader sentiment pops up again and again in fields as diverse as fashion design to haute cuisine.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The party accuses the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, of having ruled over a slaveholding society.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2025
Since its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in October, Swiss documentary Wisdom of Happiness – A Heart-to-Heart with the Dalai Lama has found peace at the box office with strong performances in Switzerland, Germany and elsewhere as overseas rollout continues.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The quote itself is sometimes attributed (usually in dubious email forwards and extended family’s Facebook posts) to the Dalai Lama, presumably to underscore its wisdom, but the broader sentiment pops up again and again in fields as diverse as fashion design to haute cuisine.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The party accuses the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, of having ruled over a slaveholding society.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə 
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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