MOVIES - Sept. 30, 1987
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East met West this week as Richard Gere bowed prayerfully before the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at a reception to announce plans to create a Tibetan cultural center in New York. Calling him “my old friend,” the Dalai Lama returned the gesture to Gere, who is a disciple of the Dalai Lama and chairman of the board of the planned Tibet House--intended to focus attention on the cultural and religious heritage of Tibet.
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