Watch the Dalai Lama receive the Templeton Prize live online Monday

As we reported in late March, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the recipient of the 2012 Templeton Prize — an honor bestowed upon those deemed to have made an "exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works." He will receive the award on Monday, in a ceremony that will be freely broadcast on the Templeton Prize's website.

Organizers said the Dalai Lama was chosen for the award because of his encouragement of scientific research and his engagement with people from many different religious traditions. Valued at £1.1 million (about $ 1.7 million), the Templeton Prize is the largest monetary award given annually to an individual. At the ceremony, held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Dalai Lama will announce his chosen recipient of the prize money.

"When I heard your decision to give me this quite famous award, I really felt this is another sign of recognition about my little service to humanity, mainly nonviolence and unity around different religious traditions," he said.

His Holiness will receive the honor Monday, May 14, at 1:45 PM (GMT), during a ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. You can view the ceremony online at www.templetonprize.org from 8:45 to 10:00 a.m. EDT (5:45 to 7:00 a.m. PDT). For more information on the Templeton Prize and the Dalai Lama, watch this video on YouTube.

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