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Dalai Lama travels to US for medical checkup | Dalai Lama travels to US for medical checkup |
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DHARAMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama was traveling Tuesday to the United States for prostate treatment and a medical checkup, the Tibetan spiritual leader’s website said. | |
However, he told reporters before leaving the Himalayan hill town of Dharamsala that he had no “specific health complaints.” | |
The 80-year-old Buddhist leader’s website said he “is scheduled to undergo prostate treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, followed by a period of rest from the end of January 2016 for approximately one month.” | |
It did not give any details about the treatment. | |
In September, the Dalai Lama canceled a series of appearances in the United States on the advice of his U.S. doctors. He was told to rest for several weeks after a medical checkup. | In September, the Dalai Lama canceled a series of appearances in the United States on the advice of his U.S. doctors. He was told to rest for several weeks after a medical checkup. |
The Dalai Lama said he has been going to the Mayo Clinic for regular health checkups for the past nine years. | |
During the checkup, “if they find any problems, they can carry out treatment,” he told reporters at Dharamsala’s airport. | |
He said he had a minor swelling in his right eye. He then removed his glasses and laughed, pointing at his slightly swollen eye. | |
The Dalai Lama said he is likely to return to Dharamasala in March and would resume his regular schedule. | |
The Tibetan spiritual leader fled across the Himalayas to India after a failed uprising in Tibet in 1959. He settled in Dharamsala and set up a Tibetan government-in-exile there. | The Tibetan spiritual leader fled across the Himalayas to India after a failed uprising in Tibet in 1959. He settled in Dharamsala and set up a Tibetan government-in-exile there. |
Beijing accuses him of seeking to separate Tibet from China. But Tibetans and the Dalai Lama say they simply want a higher degree of autonomy under Chinese rule. | Beijing accuses him of seeking to separate Tibet from China. But Tibetans and the Dalai Lama say they simply want a higher degree of autonomy under Chinese rule. |
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |