Dalai Lama Moves Thousands At Ceremony
September 1st 2009
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| Exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama shares his thoughts at a ceremony to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung yesterday. PHOTO: PATRICK LIN, AFP |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1 September 2009 (By Loa Iok-sin and Shih Hsiu-chuan, Taiepi Times) - More than 17,000 people from across the country packed the Kaohsiung Arena yesterday morning as the Dalai Lama held a two-hour prayer ceremony for the victims of Typhoon Morakot.
Although the ceremony officially started at 9:30am, many people began lining up on Monday night and by 9am the stadium was packed.
Admission to the event was on first-come-first-serve basis beginning at 7:30am.
Aside from locals, hundreds of people arrived from Taipei via charter bus at about 6am.
Awaiting the spiritual leader's arrival, members of the audience chanted om mani padme hum
Admission to the event was on first-come-first-serve basis beginning at 7:30am.
Aside from locals, hundreds of people arrived from Taipei via charter bus at about 6am.
Awaiting the spiritual leader's arrival, members of the audience chanted om mani padme hum
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