His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Comes to San Francisco

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was in San Francisco today at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. The Dalai Lama broke his regular schedule which is normally planned seven years in advance to come to San Francisco after he was invited by Muslim leaders to discuss how to promote understanding and compassion among Muslims and people of all faiths. This summit marked the first time the global Muslim community has engaged the Dalai Lama who was also joined by 100 world-renowned scholars, teachers and leaders of the Chirstian, Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist faiths. It is pretty ironic that this event would take place on one of the most religiously significant weekends of the year---Easter, Passover and The Prophet's birthday. I was there representing Getty Images. Here are a few images of the Dalai Lama as he made his way through the hotel lobby enroute to the conference. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama greets Tenzin Dickyi in the lobby of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco as he prepares to enter the conference. The Dalai Lama pauses for a moment and blesses an emotional Tenzin Dickyi as he makes his way through the lobby of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. The Dalai Lama who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, smiles at some of his followers he makes his way to the conference.Surrounded by Secret Service officers the Dalai Lama walks through the lobby of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel.