0/09/2016 11:02
Paris, 10 sep (EFE).- The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetans, This Monday in Paris he begins his first visit to France in five years, which will conclude the next day 18 in Strasbourg, after being received in that northeastern city by several local and European authorities.
At the moment there is no announced appointment with government officials, parliamentary or municipal elections in the French capital, although the organizers of the visit do not rule out a last-minute announcement, as reported to Efe.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1989, that focuses its stay on three themes - spirituality, science and ecology-, A dense round of conferences begins in Paris that will take him to the Institute of Political Studies, la famosa "Sciences Po", one of the main training centers of the French political elite.
Tenzin Gyatso will attend the Maison des Avocats to meet with more than 300 lawyers and environmentalists, in an event organized by the Sustainable Development Commission of the Paris Bar Association.
The same Tuesday, in the Collège des Bernardins, multidisciplinary Catholic center located in the city center, The Tibetan leader will participate in an interreligious meeting on respect and tolerance.
Before leaving Paris, the dalai lama, of 81 years, will offer a lecture in English and a debate on the importance of keeping the Tibetan language alive, in the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), place where Tibetan language and culture have been studied since the mid-19th century.
Already in Strasbourg, will meet with the secretary general of the Council of Europe, Thorbjoern Jagland; the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council, Pedro Agramunt; and the commissioner for Human Rights of the institution, Nils Muiznieks.
Also in the Palace of Europe, will deliver a speech before 300 diplomats, officials and judges of the European Court of Human Rights, which can be followed at 08.45 GMT live online.
In the city Hall, The Dalai Lama will have lunch with his mayor, Roland Ries, and representatives of the city's European cults and institutions, before meeting with schoolchildren, high school students and young people at the Palace of Music and Congress.
The day of 16 estará centrada en una cita con la comunidad científica del más alto nivel para hablar de "Cuerpo, espíritu y ciencia", at the University of Strasbourg.
From the spiritual point of view, uno de los puntos culminantes de su visita será la enseñanza que impartirá al día siguiente en la sala Zénith sobre el libro "El comentario del Espíritu del Despertar", Indian philosopher Nagarjuna (150-250).
It will be broadcast live on the internet with simultaneous translation in French, español, Italian, portuguese, English, German, Vietnamese, chinese and russian, as well as the conference that he will give a day later to more than 8.000 people in that same room, sobre el tema "Para una ética sin religión". EFE
