No Olympic Boycott, Says Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama made no mention of the situation in Tibet in the first public appearance of his U.S. tour, but he told NBC News in an interview that he didn't support an Olympic boycott over China's response to unrest in his homeland.

The Dalai Lama, in Seattle for a five-day conference on compassion, avoided mention of Tibet. Organizers say the Seeds of Compassion gathering is essentially nonpolitical, but co-founder Dan Kranzler alluded to Tibet, telling the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader on stage, "The world knows the truth."