The Dalai Lama is coming to Raleigh. Mayor McFarlane says details still need to be worked out, but the visit will take place in mid-October.
The announcement comes less than one-month after she visited the Dalai Lama in India to convince him to include Raleigh on his list of stops in the United States later this year.
McFarlane told "The News Observer," the region's reputation for scientific and healthcare research played a role in the Dalai Lama's decision.