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SALT LAKE CITY — Tickets to His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet's appearance at the University of Utah on Oct. 18 sold out in 15 minutes Monday morning.
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and were gone in a matter of minutes, according to the U.'s public affairs office.
The Dalai Lama of Tibet is scheduled to visit Utah to deliver the keynote address at the Parliament of the World's Religions on Oct. 17 and speak at the U. the following day.
He is also scheduled to dedicate the Tibetan Community Center, although it is a private event.
The Dalai Lama, who just celebrated his 80th birthday, was exiled from Tibet in 1959 during the uprising of Tibetans against the Chinese army. He escaped to India and established the Central Tibetan Administration to assist refugees and seek to maintain their culture. He has since traveled the globe promoting peace and compassion and in 1989 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle to free Tibet.
The 14th Dalai Lama's life is committed to promotion of basic human values in the interest of human happiness, fostering of inter-religious harmony, and the preservation of Tibet's Buddhist culture of peace and nonviolence.
No guns or other weapons will be permitted at the venue for the Dalai Lama's visit to the U. All guests will be required to pass through a metal detector and have their bags checked.
