Dalai Lama moves thousands at ceremony

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/09/02/2003452594

More than 17,000 people from across the country packed the Kaohsiung Arena yesterday morning as the Dalai Lama held a two-hour prayer ceremony for the victims of Typhoon Morakot.

Although the ceremony officially started at 9:30am, many people began lining up on Monday night and by 9am the stadium was packed….