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Ngawang Lobsang, makes sure his horn is ready to play before taking the stage at Harmony School Friday night for a Tibetan cultural pageant. Staff photo by Chris Howell.

Ngawang Gyatso squinted into the bright shaft of sunlight bathing the Harmony School stage, then apologized for being a bit bleary-eyed after some long hours of work this week at Bloomington's Tibetan Cultural Center.

After Nepal, it is now Tibet’s turn to cash in on Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Shigatse, close to the China-Nepal border, is the Tibet Autonomous Region’s second largest city.

Tibetan spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama will meet with President George W. Bush and other US leaders here next week on the status of contacts between his envoys and China, the International Campaign for Tibet said.

The Dalai Lama arrived in Bloomington on Saturday in preparation for today's dedication of an interfaith temple. Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali will join the Dalai Lama at the 10 a.m. dedication ceremony of Chamtse Ling

Appealing to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for fresh talks with China on the Tibetan cause, the All India Tibet Support Group (TSG) conference here today felt that the Tibetan cultural and spiritual heritage was threatened

The Dalai Lama (R) cuts an inaugural ribbon as former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali (L) looks on, during a dedication ceremony for the Chamtse Ling Temple in Bloomington, Indiana, September 7, 2003. An estimated crowd of over 5,000 people attended the event, with a traditional Tibetan ceremony to dedicate the temple. Ali later cut the second ribbon. (REUTERS/Frank Polich)

The Dalai Lama today urged several thousand people gathered to dedicate an interfaith temple to be religious and choose a faith. "Religion should implement. The teachings should be part of our life," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said.

The Dalai Lama laughs during his speech at the University of San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, in San Francisco. The Dalai Lama received an honorary doctorate of humane letters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

The Dalai Lama brought a message of hope to a Jesuit-run university where he collected an honorary degree Friday and launched a 16-day U.S. tour that also will take him to Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. to meet with members of the Bush administration.