Image: Dalai Lama in Seattle

The Dalai Lama speaks at a discussion on the scientific basis for compassion at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

This is the second day of his six-day visit to Seattle, where he is scheduled to host a five-day conference on compassion.

This is the exiled Buddhist spiritual leader's first visit to the United States since the recent protests in Tibet.

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