The Dalai Lama in Anaheim

The Dalai Lama greats Miya Yoshitani, executive director of the Asia Pacific Environmental Network, after participating in a climate change panel discussion in Irvine on July 6.

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July 5, 2015 6:47 PM PT

Photos from the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday celebration in Anaheim.

The Dalai Lama participates in a July 6 panel discussion on climate change along with Walter Munk, professor emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) at UC Irvine.

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The Dalai Lama’s image is seen on video screens at UC Irvine as he takes part in a July 6 panel discussion on climate change.

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The Dalai Lama and Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait at the mayor’s reception at the City National Grove of Anaheim on July 4, part of the spiritual leader’s three-day visit to the area.

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The Dalai Lama, who turns 80 on July 6, at the Global Compassion Summit at the Honda Center in Anaheim on July 4.

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The Dalai Lama’s personal emissary, Lama Tenzin, left, weeps as he recalls his spiritual mentors during a celebration of the religious leader’s 80th birthday at the Honda Center in Anaheim on July 4.

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The Dalai Lama acknowledges birthday greetings from well-wishers at the Global Compassion Summit at the Honda Center in Anaheim on July 4. His actual birthday is July 6.

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The Dalai Lama’s personal emissary, Lama Tenzin, becomes emotional as he addresses the audience at the Global Compassion Summit in Anaheim on July 4.

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