(1)Dalai Lama visits Kofukuji Temple in Nara

(1)Dalai Lama visits Kofukuji Temple in Nara

NARA, Japan - The Dalai Lama (R), the Tibetan spiritual leader, shakes hands with a tourist Nov. 5 at Kofukuji Temple in Nara. The Dalai Lama has been in Japan since Oct. 31 on a 12-day visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese lawmakers.

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