This morning, the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF), which is based in Manila, in the Philippines, launched a seven-volume series entitled Greatness of Spirit about previous recipients of the award in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala at the end of his journey from New York, where for the last two months he has received medical treatment for his knees.

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked onto the stage at the Hallenstadion in Zurich today, before a capacity crowd of 15,000, he saluted the Tashi Shölpa dancers performing their dance to welcome him. He took his seat on the throne before large thangka paintings of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, and White Tara.

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama prepares to return to India after two months in the United States receiving medical treatment, the Tibetan Community of North America and their American friends, a capacity crowd of 17,000 people, filled the UBS Arena to offer prayers for his long life.

This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed for New York after completing a six-week recovery period at the Nappi Farmhouse in Syracuse, New York, following successful knee replacement surgery on June 28.