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DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tsering's swearing-in ceremony took place in the presence of the Dalai Lama, who was escorted to the venue by red-robed monks among the sounds of beating drums and chanted prayers.

From Independent RSS Feed: Minnesota teen swaps football and gaming for life as a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas

Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap music, video games and football. But he’s also spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred scriptures, practicing calligraphy and learning the teachings of Buddha.

From Independent RSS Feed: Takeaways from AP's report on Jalue Dorje, the US-born teenage Buddhist lama

From Independent RSS Feed: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

From Seattletimes RSS Feed: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to the 32-year-old who died nearby and laid undiscovered for up to a week

From The Guardian: ‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’