His private plane touched down late Wednesday at Ezeiza airport after carrying him from Brazil, where he met informally with Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and addressed the Brazilian Senate.

Recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama heads a Tibetan government-in-exile in India, where he has lived since his flight from Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese regime.

He was also to meet Eduardo Duhalde, the governor of Buenos Aires province and a presidential contender, before offering a speech on "Globalization and Human Rights" at the National University of La Plata, 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast from here.

Friday, as Honorary Guest of the City of Buenos Aires, the Dalai Lama was to meet with various church officials and to speak on "Science and Religion" at the University of Buenos Aires' Medical Department.

He was also due to receive an honorary doctorate from the university's Law Department, where he was to speak on "Ethics and the Professions."

Speeches by the Dalai Lama over the weekend, before his departure for Chile Sunday, were to focus on "Individual Peace and Happiness in a Globalized World" and "Wisdom and Compassion, the Essence of the Teaching of Buddha."

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