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The late Panchen Rinpoche's daughter, Rinzin Wangmo la (age-20) is currently on a ten-day visit to Switzerland. Her mother, Mrs. Dechen Wangmo (Li Jie) and a Tibetan Nima Tsewang are accompanying her.

The identity of the next Dalai Lama -- and by extension the legitimacy of Chinese rule over Tibet -- may depend on a 20-year-old Tibetan-Chinese woman. Nothing makes China more internationally unpopular than its occupation of Tibet

Tom Waits performed with Jennifer Culp of the Kronos Quartet. (Jack Vartoogian for The New York Times)

The star isn't usually the opening act at a concert, but things work differently with the Dalai Lama, who begins his daily spiritual practices at 3:30 a.m. Since he had to be in bed early

Mcleod Ganj-known as little Lhasa

Duke of Gloucester, Duchess of York, Mrs. Mitterand, Peru's first lady, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Pierce Brosnan, Steven Seagal, Goldie Hawn, Harrison Ford, Anil Ambani, Sunil Dutt, Gulshan Grover, Vinod Khanna......can you read all this in one breathe? The answer is flat no.

Russia has refused to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama because a visit by Tibet's spiritual leader would violate agreements between Moscow and Beijing, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Dalai Lama gestures while responding to questions during a news interview Sunday Sept. 21, 2003 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Dalai Lama called war "legalized violence" and said Sunday he wished he had visited Iraq and pushed for a better dialogue between countries before the war started in an effort to avert it.

Giant TV screens helped the Dalai Lama convey his message of peace to the Central Park audience. (Barbara Alper for The New York Times)