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A Tibetan man rests after performing a traditional dance to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama will celebrate his 80th birthday this weekend in southern California. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's big day, with events Sunday through Tuesday at Anaheim's Honda Center and the University of California, Irvine. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Tibetan man rests after performing a traditional dance to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama will celebrate his 80th birthday this weekend in southern California. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's big day, with events Sunday through Tuesday at Anaheim's Honda Center and the University of California, Irvine. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)




Tibetan monks participate in celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Tibetan monks participate in celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes dance at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6 according to the Gregorian calendar, in the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo in 1935. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes dance at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6 according to the Gregorian calendar, in the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo in 1935. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetan monks toss barley in the air at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama's, 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6 according to the Gregorian calendar, in the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo in 1935. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetan monks toss barley in the air at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama's, 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6 according to the Gregorian calendar, in the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo in 1935. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetan school children throw flowers in the air as they sing a birthday song to celebrate their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama's' 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetan school children throw flowers in the air as they sing a birthday song to celebrate their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama's' 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes sing at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes sing at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




A Tibetan monk offers prayers to mark the 80th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Tibetan monk offers prayers to mark the 80th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)




Tibetans dance as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Tibetans dance as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)




Tibetan monks carry a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. Nepal ceased issuing refugee papers to Tibetans in 1989 and recognizes Tibet to be a part of China. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetan monks carry a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. Nepal ceased issuing refugee papers to Tibetans in 1989 and recognizes Tibet to be a part of China. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetans hold a mask during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetans hold a mask during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A Tibetan monk offers prayers in front of the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebration in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Tibetan monk offers prayers in front of the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebration in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A Tibetan man performs during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Tibetan man performs during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetan monks (unseen) carry the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetan monks (unseen) carry the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetans dressed in traditional attire gather for pictures in front of the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebration in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetans dressed in traditional attire gather for pictures in front of the portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebration in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A woman offers incense while offering prayers during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A woman offers incense while offering prayers during a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetans dressed in traditional attire take part in a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetans dressed in traditional attire take part in a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetan monks take part in a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetan monks take part in a function organized to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of Dalai Lama in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Tibetans dressed in traditional attire gather for pictures in front of a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Tibetans dressed in traditional attire gather for pictures in front of a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A Tibetan woman in traditional attire offers prayers in front of a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Tibetan woman in traditional attire offers prayers in front of a portrait of Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu July 6, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A Tibetan exile holds her daughter as she stands in front of a portrait of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A Tibetan exile holds her daughter as she stands in front of a portrait of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A Tibetan exile watches a dance performance during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A Tibetan exile watches a dance performance during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A young Tibetan exile stands backstage as she waits to perform during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A young Tibetan exile stands backstage as she waits to perform during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A Tibetan exile wears a locket bearing the image of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A Tibetan exile wears a locket bearing the image of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




Tibetan exiles pose for a photograph backstage as they wait to perform at celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Tibetan exiles pose for a photograph backstage as they wait to perform at celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A Tibetan girl in a traditional costume waits backstage before performing at celebrations marking the 80th birthday celebrations of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A Tibetan girl in a traditional costume waits backstage before performing at celebrations marking the 80th birthday celebrations of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A Tibetan monk washes his feet in a community kitchen during celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A Tibetan monk washes his feet in a community kitchen during celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A novice Tibetan monk walks while holding a toy sword as he attends celebrations marking the 80th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A novice Tibetan monk walks while holding a toy sword as he attends celebrations marking the 80th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe in the southern state of Karnataka, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A young Tibetan exile has make-up applied on his face as he gets ready to perform during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A young Tibetan exile has make-up applied on his face as he gets ready to perform during celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




Tibetan exiles stand backstage as they wait to perform at celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Tibetan exiles stand backstage as they wait to perform at celebrations marking the 80th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, at Majnu Ka Tila, a Tibetan refugee camp in New Delhi, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A young Tibetan monk holds a portrait of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday anniversary in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India July 6, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A young Tibetan monk holds a portrait of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during celebrations marking his 80th birthday anniversary in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India July 6, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Tibetan exiles throw wheat flour into the air as part of a traditional prayer for longevity of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and world peace during celebrations marking his 80th birthday anniversary in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Tibetan exiles throw wheat flour into the air as part of a traditional prayer for longevity of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and world peace during celebrations marking his 80th birthday anniversary in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes carry a portrait of the Dalai Lama as they sing at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetan school children wearing traditional costumes carry a portrait of the Dalai Lama as they sing at a gathering to celebrate their spiritual leader's 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)




Tibetan women sing as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Tibetan women sing as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetan monks attend a procession (not seen) carrying a portrait of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama during a function to mark his 80th birthday celebration at Namgyal School  in Kathmandu, Nepal, 06 July 2015. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)

Exiled Tibetan monks attend a procession (not seen) carrying a portrait of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama during a function to mark his 80th birthday celebration at Namgyal School in Kathmandu, Nepal, 06 July 2015. Around 1,000 monks and other Tibetans gathered at the school compound to celebrate their spiritual leader's birthday. Exiled Tibetans allowed celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday only inside school compound and refugee camps as long as the facilities do not contain slogans or banners protesting against China. Nepalese government has banned all kinds of Tibetan activities against Chinese rule in Tibet. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)




An exiled Tibetan government official pays his respect to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as Tibetans gather to celebrate his 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)

An exiled Tibetan government official pays his respect to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as Tibetans gather to celebrate his 80th birthday in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)




Exiled Tibetans are given sweets as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)

Exiled Tibetans are given sweets as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)




A woman sings as Tibetans celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A woman sings as Tibetans celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
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