BLOOMINGTON – The Dalai Lama will visit Indiana next fall and will teach at Bloomington’s Tibetan Cultural Center.
Details of the visit will be announced Monday at the nonprofit center, founded in 1979 by the Dalai Lama’s brother, Thubten Jigme Norbu, a retired IU professor.
The 71-year-old Buddhist spiritual leader also will visit Indianapolis during his visit, which will last at least three days. He will teach on at least three occasions during the visit, though the itinerary is still being finalized.
The Dalai Lama has visited Bloomington four times, most recently in 2003. His next visit will come as the cultural center tries to recover from financial difficulties that have left it $1.5 million in debt.
Tenzin Gyatso was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama at age 5 and became Tibet’s leader at 15. He fled into exile in India following an abortive 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. His efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and promote Tibet’s liberation earned him the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
