His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on the Cornell campus, Oct. 9.
The Dalai Lama presents Cornell President David Skorton with a traditional Tibetan silk scarf.
The Dalai Lama acknowledges well-wishers during his trip to the Johnson Museum. In the background, President Skorton's wife, Professor Robin Davisson, holds the scarf presented to her by the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama blesses the Kalachakra mandala created by Tibetan Buddhist monks from Ithaca's Namgyal Monastery.
The sold-out crowd of about 5,000 people await the Dalai Lama's arrival in Barton Hall.
Monks from the Namgyal Monastery chant at Barton Hall prior to the Dalai Lama's talk. Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies in Ithaca is the North American Seat of the Personal Monastery of the Dalai Lama.
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies sponsored the Dalai Lama's visit to Ithaca in a series of public events called Bridging Worlds.
The Dalai Lama greets the crowd in Barton Hall.
President Skorton introduces the Dalai Lama, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. At right is the Dalai Lama's interpreter.
The Dalai Lama delivers his talk, 'A Human Approach to World Peace,' while sitting cross-legged in a chair on stage. Smiling, he said he prefers to speak in an informal manner that reduces barriers.
The Dalai Lama's image is projected on giant screens during his Barton Hall lecture.
Following his talk, the Dalai Lama thanks Mareike Larsen and Susan Wardwell for serving as American Sign Language interpreters during the program.
