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Dalai Lama to undergo medical examination

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  • Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a medical exam this week
  • Dalai Lama was recently admitted for tests after suffering abdominal discomfort
  • The check-up in New Delhi is likely to take several hours
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From CNN's Harmeet Shah Singh
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NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the Indian capital on Tuesday, his spokesman Tenzin Taklha told CNN Sunday.

The Dalai Lama with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on a recent visit to France.

The Dalai Lama with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on a recent visit to France.

The check-up in New Delhi is likely to take several hours, but the Dalai Lama will not be admitted to the hospital, the spokesman said.

The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala, will travel to the Indian capital on Monday.

The 73-year-old Tibetan leader was hospitalized in Mumbai in August for abdominal discomfort.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the Indian capital on Tuesday.

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