The Dalai Lama flanked Lisa LaFontaine (L) president and CEO of the Washington Humane Society , Jim Wolfensohn (2nd-L) former president of the World Bank Group and interpertor Thupten Jinpa (R).  They listen as the Dalai Lama speaks of compassion at N Street Village during a visit October 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.
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The Interpreter of Enlightenment

The Dalai Lama flanked Lisa LaFontaine (L) president and CEO of the Washington Humane Society , Jim Wolfensohn (2nd-L) former president of the World Bank Group and interpertor Thupten Jinpa (R). They listen as the Dalai Lama speaks of compassion at N Street Village during a visit October 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.

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