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(Memphis 9/22/2009) Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery broke protocol, in a good-natured way, during a visit by the Dalai Lama Tuesday.
During a welcoming ceremony in Tom Lee Park, Lowery gave the Dalai Lama a fist bump and then said, "Hello Dalai."
The Dalai Lama laughed during the moment but later said the gesture typically invokes thoughts of violence.
Tuesday and Wednesday were proclaimed as the Dalai Lama's days of peace and harmony in Memphis.
An honorary citizenship was also bestowed upon the Dalai Lama, and he was presented with a key to the city and the county.
The Dalai Lama told us, "I believe everyone has a sort of moral responsibility to build. An affectionate human society of compassionate family in order to do that, first, oneself must be more compassionate."
The National Civil Rights Museum is honoring the Dalai Lama Wednesday.
According to the museum, "The museum is awarding the prestigious International Freedom Award to the Dalai Lama for his "steadfast commitment to protecting and defending the rights of the oppressed people of Tibet and elsewhere in the world." The museum recognizes the Dalai Lama's contributions to world peace through promotion of human values, interfaith harmony and universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of six million Tibetans. In 1935, he was born the fifth of 16 children to a farming family in the village of Takster in the Amdo province of Tibet."
The award is part of the annual Freedom Awards presented by the National Civil Rights Museum.
- Dalai Lama in Memphis Tuesday and Wednesday
- Dalai Lama honored by National Civil Rights Museum
- Memphis Mayor Pro Tem fist bumps holy leader
(Memphis 9/22/2009) Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery broke protocol, in a good-natured way, during a visit by the Dalai Lama Tuesday.
During a welcoming ceremony in Tom Lee Park, Lowery gave the Dalai Lama a fist bump and then said, "Hello Dalai."
The Dalai Lama laughed during the moment but later said the gesture typically invokes thoughts of violence.
Tuesday and Wednesday were proclaimed as the Dalai Lama's days of peace and harmony in Memphis.
An honorary citizenship was also bestowed upon the Dalai Lama, and he was presented with a key to the city and the county.
The Dalai Lama told us, "I believe everyone has a sort of moral responsibility to build. An affectionate human society of compassionate family in order to do that, first, oneself must be more compassionate."
The National Civil Rights Museum is honoring the Dalai Lama Wednesday.
According to the museum, "The museum is awarding the prestigious International Freedom Award to the Dalai Lama for his "steadfast commitment to protecting and defending the rights of the oppressed people of Tibet and elsewhere in the world." The museum recognizes the Dalai Lama's contributions to world peace through promotion of human values, interfaith harmony and universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of six million Tibetans. In 1935, he was born the fifth of 16 children to a farming family in the village of Takster in the Amdo province of Tibet."
The award is part of the annual Freedom Awards presented by the National Civil Rights Museum.
