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Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama to address the faithful at Manchester Arena during summer tour

Richard Wheatstone

January 14, 2012

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The Dalai Lama will address tens of thousands of people at the Manchester Arena as part of a three-day visit to the city.

The Buddhist spiritual leader will make Manchester the focus of his UK tour in June which will also see him make one-day stops in London and Scotland.

It is the first time Dalai Lama has visited Manchester since July 1996 when he addressed thousands in the final public event at the Free Trade Hall.

The 76-year-old, a former Nobel Peace Prize winner, will address crowds at the arena on June 16, 17 and 18.

His followers say he will spread the message of non-violence and compassion in the wake of last summer's riots in Manchester and Salford.

Spokesman for the Dalai Lama, Thubden Samdup, told the M.E.N: “This visit will be an opportunity for people across the UK to hear the message of this globally recognised spiritual and moral authority.

“In particular his message will encourage youth across the UK to seriously consider their unique potential as decisive catalysts for peace, able to bring to reality the better world they hope to inhabit.”

The addresses will include a special event for young people in the city on Saturday 16 June, and a series of teaching sessions on Sunday 17 and Monday 18 June.

The 14th Dalai Lama has been at the head of the Buddhist church since 1950 and made his first visit to the UK in 1973.

Tickets for the Manchester event will go on sale in mid-March. For more information and further announcements visit mcr-arena.com or dalailama2012uk.org .




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