The Dalai Lama visited a reconciliation centre in Northern Ireland today at the start of a three-day visit to the province.
The exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhists met management and staff at the Corrymeela Centre in Ballycastle, Co Antrim.
He arrived in Northern Ireland, for his first visit since 2000, after two days of engagements in Scotland.
The Dalai Lama has lived in India since he fled from Chinese troops in 1959.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent struggle for Tibet.
The 70-year-old will officially open the headquarters of Mediation Northern Ireland in south Belfast tomorrow before concluding his engagements with a Way of Peace celebration at Belfast Cathedral on Tuesday.
His UK trip followed a 19-day visit to America.