World | Dalai Lama Dalai Lama Cancels Trips Due to 'Exhaustion' Spiritual leader takes rest after months of traveling the globe By Nick McMaster Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:53 PM CDT Copied Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, bow at the inauguration of the Buddhist Lerab Ling temple in southern France, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Pascal Guyot, Pool) Citing "exhaustion," the Dalai Lama has canceled plans to travel, the AP reports. A spokesman said the Tibetan spiritual leader would not go to Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and instead would rest and undergo medical tests for the next three weeks. The 73-year-old has had an intense few months since the Lhasa protests in March, and he recently finished an 11-day trip through France. Read These Next Poll reveals what we really think about DST. Vance defends comments on his wife's faith. Man wakes from coma, says girlfriend crashed car on purpose. Another part of the White House just got a big makeover. Report an error