Published by: World Tibet Network News, Thursday, October 17, 1996

Budapest, Hungary, 17th October 1996 -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet will be in Budapest from 27th to 28th October 1996. His Holiness is visiting Budapest at the invitation of the Club of Budapest for the signing and declaration of the "Manifesto on the Spirit of Planetary Consciousness."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an Honorary member of the Club of Budapest along with President Arpad Goncz and many great personalities of Art, Music, Philosophy, Literature and Spirituality from all parts of the world. According to Secretariat of the Club of Budapest, many of the Honorary members are to take part in the meeting and the signing of the "Spirit of Planetary Consciousness" on Sunday 27th October.

Leaders from different political parties will welcome His Holiness in the Parliament on Monday 28th October. His Holiness is also scheduled to give a public talk on "World Peace through Peace of Mind", at Epitok-Liget, Kongresszusi Kozpont, before departing to Paris on the same day.

The Public talk is Organized by the Hungarian Tibet Support Association and the Hungarian Buddhist Community.

Contacts for further information:

Mr. Paljor Tsering,

Representative of H.H. the Dalai Lama, Tibet House Foundation, Budapest

Phone: 0036-1-155 1808

Fax: 0036-1-155 1152