He will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor.
"The Dalai Lama will deliver his inaugural lecture during an Oct. 20-22 visit to Emory, during which he will participate in a conference on science and spirituality, and an interfaith session on religion as a source of conflict and a resource for peace building. His Holiness is scheduled to give a public talk, “Educating the Heart and Mind,” at an Emory-sponsored event in Centennial Olympic Park Oct. 22. For information, go to www.dalailama.emory.edu."
Emory is one of the premier centers for studying Tibetan Philosophy and religion in the West.
The school has relationships with Tibetan Buddhist insititutes of higher learning institutes based in India.
The Dalai Lama has been awarded for his advocacy of religious harmony, nonviolence and human rights in the world.
Emory University is a private college with a Methodist affiliation. The school also has a reputation of being loaded with "rich students from Long Island, largely Jewish, who are interested in Gucci and Prada" and Tibet, IF they could find it on a map.
So, what do Methodists, Jews and Buddhists have in common?
Sounds like the first question the Dalai Lama might address.
What do you think?
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