Dalai Lama ignores China protests, visits Indian town bordering Tibet.NEW DELHI New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Nov. 8 Kyodo Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (dä`lī lä`mə) [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Believed like his predecessors to be the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 1935–, received a rousing rous·ing adj. 1. Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon. 2. Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune. 3. welcome on his arrival Sunday in the Himalayan town of Tawang near the Tibet border for a four-day pilgrimage that has been opposed by China. Braving chilly weather, thousands of Tibetans and local residents lined up on the road leading to the Tawang Monastery for a chance to see the 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama, who arrived by helicopter from Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, was received at the helipad hel·i·pad n. See heliport. A prepared area designated and used for takeoff and landing of helicopters. (Includes touchdown or hover point.) by Dorjee Khandu Dorjee Khandu (born March 3, 1955) at Gyangkhar village, is the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was sworn on April 9, 2007 as the fifth chief minister of the Indian state, replacing Gegong Apang. , the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (är'ənächəl prədĕsh`), state (2001 provisional pop. 1,091,117), 31,438 sq mi (81,424 sq km), NE India, bordered on the north by the Tibet region of China and on the east by Myanmar. The capital is Itanagar. , which is claimed by China, and his Cabinet colleagues. The Dalai Lama's motorcade made three stops during a 10-kilometer journey to the Tibetan monastery where the Tibetan spiritual leader blessed the people who turned out to welcome him. The entire snow-clad town of Tawang, located at a height of 3,000 meters, was decked out with colorful posters of the Dalai Lama. The 400-year-old Tawang Monastery is the second-largest Tibetan monastery in India. The Dalai Lama has made three previous visits to Tawang, where he took refugee after fleeing from Tibet in 1959. He traveled to the town in 1983, 1997 and 2003. The Indian government has allowed the Dalai Lama to visit Tawang despite strong protests from China, saying the Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader and is free to visit anywhere in India. China has accused the Dalai Lama of ruining Chinese-Indian relations by visiting Tawang. The northeastern border state of Arunchal Pradesh is claimed in full by China. India and China are currently engaged in talks to resolve border disputes that include Arunachal Pradesh. |
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