Dalai Lama recovers from illness

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Posted Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:07am AEST
Updated Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:06am AEST

The Dalai Lama has returned to his northern Indian
home-in-exile after recovering from a stomach illness that put him in
hospital for four days, an aide of the Tibetan leader said.
The 73-year-old Nobel peace laureate was discharged last week from a
Mumbai hospital where he had been admitted for tests after suffering
abdominal pain, and had been recuperating in Mumbai and New Delhi.
"His Holiness has fully recovered and is now back home," his
spokesman, Tenzin Takhla, said in Dharamshala, the hilltop town where
the Tibetan government-in-exile is headquartered.
"He is fully relaxed and will resume work starting with a teaching on 25 September," the spokesman said.
In the weeks preceding his illness, the Dalai Lama had pursued a
hectic itinerary as he campaigned for improved human rights in Tibet
while China hosted the Olympic Games.
The health scare prompted special Buddhist prayer meetings in
Dharamshala with dozens of monks and nuns gathering at the main temple
to pray for his wellbeing.
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Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, waves from
inside a car as he arrives at the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai, India,
28 Aug 2008

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has
been admitted to a hospital in India Thursday after complaining of
abdominal pains.

His personal secretary said there is no major
cause for concern. Doctors at the hospital where he was admitted in
Mumbai tell Reuters news agency that he is "cheerful."

By VOA News
28 August 2008  On
Thursday, the Dalai Lama canceled two upcoming foreign trips to undergo
medical tests, after experiencing discomfort during recent travels.

His
office said the 73-year-old Buddhist leader's doctors had diagnosed him
with exhaustion and recommended that he complete some medical tests.

The
Dalai Lama spends several months a year traveling to promote Tibetan
causes. He recently returned to India after a visit to France.