The Dalai Lama, center, smiles as he receives an honorary doctorate at the University of Washington from Stanley Barer, left, Board of Regents chair, and university president Mark Emmert, Monday, April 14, 2008, in Seattle. The Dalai Lama is headlining a five-day conference in Seattle featuring dozens of workshops on various subjects related to compassion, hosted by the organization Seeds of Compassion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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