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Dalai Lama reacts after receiving the National Endowment for Democracy's Democracy Service Medal.
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The Dalai Lama greets Buddhist monks before a teaching session at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
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Pope John Paul II with the Dalai Lama.
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Tibetan monks carry the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebration in Kathmandu.
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Tibetan monks take part in a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations.
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Tibetans dressed in traditional attire gather for pictures in front of a portrait of Dalai Lama.
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Dalai Lama laughs during a media conference in Sydney.
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Dalai Lama with Britain's Prince Charles.
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