In Photos: His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Philadelphia Thursday, 17 July 2008, 9:54 a.m.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama stopped at a small Kalmyk Buddhist Temple in Feltonville Wednesday morning as part of his day-long visit to Philadelphia.(MIKE LEVIN / Philadelphia Inquirer)
Stephan Burushkin, of Voorhees, holds a basket of Bortsix to present to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is with other Kalmyk and Tibetan children waiting to greet His Holiness. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, began his day-long visit to Philadelphia this morning with a visit to the Kalmyk Buddhist Temple in the Feltonville section of the city. (MIKE LEVIN / Inquirer)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivers a message of tradition, philosophy and unity to the Tibetans and Kalmyk Buddhists. His Holiness urged them to study Buddhist philosophy, saying it was not enough just to practice its rituals.(MIKE LEVIN / Inquirer)
Tibetans wait among the large crowd to get a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and to hear his message. (MIKE LEVIN / Inquirer)