▁between ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 ▁thousand ▁people ▁while ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pract ising ▁Buddh ists ▁maybe ▁low . ▁ ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ' s ▁vis its ▁ ▁Buddh ist ▁leaders ▁often ▁visit ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁best ow ▁teach ings ▁and ▁bless ings . ▁The ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁attended ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Relig ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁a ▁vis a ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁attend ▁an ▁international ▁peace ▁conference ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁well ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁for ▁Arch bishop ▁Emer it us ▁Des mond ▁T ut u ' s ▁ 8 0 th ▁birth day ▁party ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 4 th ▁World ▁Sum mit ▁of ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁La ure ates ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time , ▁the ▁D ai ▁La i ▁L ama ▁had ▁been ▁refused ▁a ▁Vis a . ▁The ▁sum mit ▁was ▁cancel led ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁when ▁several ▁other ▁Nobel ▁peace ▁la ure ates ▁cancel led ▁their ▁tick ets ▁in ▁protest . ▁The ▁ 1 4 th ▁peace ▁sum mit ▁was ▁eventually ▁re located ▁to ▁Rome , ▁Italy ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁foreign ▁min istry ▁denied ▁that