Dalai Lama to appear at IU this fall

The Dalai Lama will lead several ‘“teaching” sessions at IU in October.\nThe Tibetan spiritual leader will appear at the IU Auditorium Oct. 24-26. He will lead two sessions each of the three days, teaching from Atisha’s “Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment,” a spiritual guide by one of Buddhism’s most respected monks and scholars.\nThe Dalai Lama will speak as part of a three-day event with the Tibetan Culture Center, a unique study center established by Thubten Norbu, the Dalai Lama’s eldest brother.\n“The Tibetan Culture Center (in Bloomington) is extremely important to his holiness,” said Lisa Morrison, the center’s director of publicity. “He has said that he wants it to be the kumbum of the West – one of several very important monasteries.”\nThe Dalai Lama’s teaching sessions will occur during the day, while cultural events will be held at night.\n“There are hundreds upon hundreds of followers that will come from outside the state for the teachings,” Morrison said. She said the crowd will not just be religious followers but also academics and scholars.\nThe cost for tickets to all the six teaching sessions is $275. Nighttime cultural events will be open to the public.