Tag med på Dalai Lamas rejse rundt i Vesten

Dalai Lamas besøg i Vesten slutter i dag i København. Se de vigtigste billeder fra rejsen nedenunder

Dalai Lama var i højt humør. Her viser han det universelle fredstegn.
Dalai Lama var i højt humør. Her viser han det universelle fredstegn.

Et kæmpe gæstebud har den seneste uges tid samlet sig om skikkelsen og ikonet Dalai Lama under hans besøg i tre vestlige lande, heriblandt Danmark.

I USA spiste og bad præsident Barack Obama og hundredvis af andre amerikanere sammen med ham.

Præsidenten holdt blandt andet en stærk tale til ære for den tibetanske leder ved det årlige "National Breakfast Prayer" og kaldte Dalai Lama "en god ven".

Men ikke bare i USA mødte Dalai Lama mange fans. Også på hans tur rundt i Norge og Danmark er han blevet budt velkommen og har afholdt store pressemøder og meditationskurser for hundredevis af deltagere.

Dalai Lamas rejse viser, at mange i Vesten lader sig inspirere af den åndelige leder, og mange er af den opfattelse, at han - i en verden præget af global krig og uforsonlig - fremstår som et evigt billede på fordragelig og medmenneskelighed.

Før Dalai Lamas besøg i Danmark har debatten raset om, hvorvidt man officielt skulle modtage ham eller ej. 

Et møde ville ifølge udenrigsminister Martin Lidegaard (R) være i strid med ”de spilleregler”, der gælder for den dansk-kinesiske dialog.

Se de bedste billeder fra Dalai Lamas rejse i Vesten her.

Vi begynder med Dalai Lamas besøg i USA.

US President Barack Obama bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, February 5, 2015. Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a "good friend" during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. Speaking at a high-profile breakfast, Obama heaped praise on his fellow Nobel peace laureate, who is reviled by China as a separatist. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
US President Barack Obama bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, February 5, 2015. Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a "good friend" during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. Speaking at a high-profile breakfast, Obama heaped praise on his fellow Nobel peace laureate, who is reviled by China as a separatist. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
Actor Richard Gere attends the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington February 5, 2015. Gere is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist and active supporter of the Dalai Lama who was seated nearby. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)
Actor Richard Gere attends the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington February 5, 2015. Gere is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist and active supporter of the Dalai Lama who was seated nearby. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)
US President Barack Obama appears on a television screen as he speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, February 5, 2015. Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a "good friend" during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. Speaking at a high-profile breakfast, Obama heaped praise on his fellow Nobel peace laureate, who is reviled by China as a separatist. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
US President Barack Obama appears on a television screen as he speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, February 5, 2015. Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a "good friend" during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. Speaking at a high-profile breakfast, Obama heaped praise on his fellow Nobel peace laureate, who is reviled by China as a separatist. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Protesters from the International Shugden Community gather in front of the Washington Hilton where the Dalai Lama was visiting, on February 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Buddhists were protesting what they say is the Dalai Lamas forcibly banning a mainstream religious practice of the Buddha Dorje Shugden and openly discriminating against people of this religious faith. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Protesters from the International Shugden Community gather in front of the Washington Hilton where the Dalai Lama was visiting, on February 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Buddhists were protesting what they say is the Dalai Lamas forcibly banning a mainstream religious practice of the Buddha Dorje Shugden and openly discriminating against people of this religious faith. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Foto: 2015 Getty Images
The Dalai Lama waves towards the head table, where U.S. President Barack Obama was seated, during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)
The Dalai Lama waves towards the head table, where U.S. President Barack Obama was seated, during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)
Trondheim 20150209. Dalai Lama er på norges besøk og møter studenter fra ISFIT. Foto: Ned Alley / NTB scanpix
Trondheim 20150209. Dalai Lama er på norges besøk og møter studenter fra ISFIT. Foto: Ned Alley / NTB scanpix
Trondheim 20150209. Dalai Lama er på norges besøk og møter studenter fra ISFiT. Dalai Lama fikk både skjerf og skilua i gave fra Trondheim kommune og ISFit. Noe han tydelig satt pris på. Foto: Ned Alley / NTB scanpix
Trondheim 20150209. Dalai Lama er på norges besøk og møter studenter fra ISFiT. Dalai Lama fikk både skjerf og skilua i gave fra Trondheim kommune og ISFit. Noe han tydelig satt pris på. Foto: Ned Alley / NTB scanpix
Dalai Lama ankommer til København tirsdag d.10. februar 2015, hvor en modtagelseskomite er klar. Dalai Lama er på et to-dages besøg i Danmark, hvor han bl.a. holder et foredrag i Bella Center om medfølelse, samhørighed, fred og tolerance. (Foto: Lars Just/Scanpix 2015)
Dalai Lama ankommer til København tirsdag d.10. februar 2015, hvor en modtagelseskomite er klar. Dalai Lama er på et to-dages besøg i Danmark, hvor han bl.a. holder et foredrag i Bella Center om medfølelse, samhørighed, fred og tolerance. (Foto: Lars Just/Scanpix 2015) Foto: Lars Just
Dalai Lama ankommer til København tirsdag d.10. februar 2015, hvor en modtagelseskomite er klar. Dalai Lama er på et to-dages besøg i Danmark, hvor han bl.a. holder et foredrag i Bella Center om medfølelse, samhørighed, fred og tolerance. (Foto: Elona Sjøgren/Scanpix 2015)
Dalai Lama ankommer til København tirsdag d.10. februar 2015, hvor en modtagelseskomite er klar. Dalai Lama er på et to-dages besøg i Danmark, hvor han bl.a. holder et foredrag i Bella Center om medfølelse, samhørighed, fred og tolerance. (Foto: Elona Sjøgren/Scanpix 2015) Foto: Elona Sjøgren
Dalai Lama i Danmark Copyright Lars Just Lamaen inden en offentlig forelæsning for 4.000 mennesker "Strenght through Compassion and Connection. (Foto: JUST LARS/Scanpix 2015)
Dalai Lama i Danmark Copyright Lars Just Lamaen inden en offentlig forelæsning for 4.000 mennesker "Strenght through Compassion and Connection. (Foto: JUST LARS/Scanpix 2015) Foto: Lars Just
11 Feb 2015, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark - – Copenhagen, Denmark. 11th February 2015 - - The Dalai Lama addresses the press in Copenhagen during a visit to Denmark. His Holiness will not meet with Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning, which some say may be after relationships between Copenhagen and Beijing soured in 2009. - - His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting Denmark although will not meet with Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning. Relationships between Copenhagen and Beijing are said ....
11 Feb 2015, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark - – Copenhagen, Denmark. 11th February 2015 - - The Dalai Lama addresses the press in Copenhagen during a visit to Denmark. His Holiness will not meet with Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning, which some say may be after relationships between Copenhagen and Beijing soured in 2009. - - His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting Denmark although will not meet with Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning. Relationships between Copenhagen and Beijing are said .... Foto: © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
11 Feb 2015, USA - - - Cope, United States. 11th February 2015 - - The Dalai Lama greets members of the media at his press conference at the Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark. - - The Dalai Lama arrives to Copenhagen after being invited by a group of Tibetan-Buddhist organizations. He has stressed the importance of the western world to make strong and positive relations bringing China to the mainstream of world democracy. - - - Image by © Ole Jensen/Demotix/Corbis
11 Feb 2015, USA - - - Cope, United States. 11th February 2015 - - The Dalai Lama greets members of the media at his press conference at the Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark. - - The Dalai Lama arrives to Copenhagen after being invited by a group of Tibetan-Buddhist organizations. He has stressed the importance of the western world to make strong and positive relations bringing China to the mainstream of world democracy. - - - Image by © Ole Jensen/Demotix/Corbis Foto: © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.