Invited by Master Chinghsin, head of the Buddhist Association of the ROC, the Dalai Lama (born Tenzin Gyatso) arrived in Taiwan under the watchful eye of the whole society. Every place he visited was packed with crowds. His first public talk took place at the Kaohsiung Stadium, where 50,000 listeners braved drizzling rain, drawn by his extraordinary charisma.
達賴喇嘛應中國佛教會理事長淨心長老邀請，在各界企盼下抵台，行程所到之處，皆是萬頭鑽動，第一場在高雄體育場的弘法大會就有五萬會眾冒著細雨參加，魅力果然不凡。