Update 17:35 Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The 50-strong Rigdzin Buddhist community of Lausanne, who invited the Dalai Lama to speak at two days of conferences 4 and 5 August in Lausanne, is quietly putting the finishing touches on the preparations, 24 Heures and TSR report. The 12,000 tickets to the two-day event have sold out, but the events at the Malley skating rink can be followed live, according to the organizers. The web site lists the programme and live streaming will be available.
Topics include “happiness”, Buddhist medicine and “dying in peace”. The Dalai Lama was last in Switzerland for eight days of conferences in Zurich’s Hallenstadion in 2005, where he spoke to 30,000 people.
Swiss media, which have been interested in which Swiss officials will or will not meet the Dalai Lama, will be covering the event in force, although no questions will be allowed at the Thursday morning media photo session with the leader of the Swiss Parliament and the Dalai Lama.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 3 August 2009.
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Tags: Buddhist medicine, Dalai Lama, dying in peace, Hallenstadion, happiness, Lausanne, Malley ice skating rink, Rigdzin Buddhist community, Zurich
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