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The Historic Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant of Berea College has since hosted Presidents, the Dalai Lama, and writers like Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In July 2025, Czech President Petr Pavel met with the Dalai Lama.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 90-year-old Dalai Lama occasionally teaches there; the monastery, practicing centuries-old traditions, was built after His Holiness received the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for advocating nonviolent solutions to the Tibet-China conflict.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
His competition includes a Supreme Court justice (Ketanji Brown Jackson), the Dalai Lama and a member of Milli Vanilli, so that’s a wild one.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In July 2025, Czech President Petr Pavel met with the Dalai Lama.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 90-year-old Dalai Lama occasionally teaches there; the monastery, practicing centuries-old traditions, was built after His Holiness received the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for advocating nonviolent solutions to the Tibet-China conflict.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
His competition includes a Supreme Court justice (Ketanji Brown Jackson), the Dalai Lama and a member of Milli Vanilli, so that’s a wild one.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə 
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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