Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is in a stable condition and there is no cause for concern over his health, his aides and the private Indian hospital to which he was admitted said Friday.
The 73-year-old leader was taken to hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after complaining of "abdominal discomfort," according to his aides.
"A team of doctors at Lilavati Hospital conducted several tests and said His Holiness was suffering from fatigue," the Dalai Lama's spokesman Tenzin Takhla told AFP in Dharamashala, the base of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
"The latest is that all medical tests are over as of now and all is fine... He is just fatigued and needs rest as much as possible," Takhla said.
The official said the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner would remain in hospital for at least "two or three days and then check into a hotel in Mumbai for a couple of days of complete rest."
A statement from his office in Dharamshala said there was "absolutely no cause for concern" and that "all that he needs is a good rest."
Takhla said the Dalai Lama's office was cancelling all of his scheduled programmes for at least three weeks.
"He was to travel to Mexico next Wednesday and then to the Dominican Republic, but now everything is cancelled for at least three weeks and then we will see," he said.
The Buddhist monk was to join Tibetans in a 12-hour fast on Saturday to draw attention to the human rights situation in their homeland but Takhla said the his participation had been cancelled in view of his fragile health.
A Tibetan source at the Dalai Lama's home said the saffron-robed cleric suffered a touch of diarrhoea on Wednesday after which "he felt very weak."
In recent weeks the Dalai Lama has been pursuing a gruelling travel itinerary as he campaigned for improved human rights in Tibet while China readied to host the Olympic Games in Beijing.
The health scare has prompted special Buddhist prayer meetings in Dharamshala.
Dozens of monks and nuns gathered at the main temple in the hill town to pray for his well-being.
"Whenever news like this comes out, all Tibetans inside and outside Tibet remain concerned. It is a matter of concern for the future of Tibet," said poet and activist Tenzing Tsundue.
In 2002 the leader of the Tibetan Buddhists was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital after falling ill with stomach pains. He was treated with antibiotics.
He also underwent medical tests earlier this month, his office said, without providing further details. Indian doctors are posted in Dharamshala to provide emergency medical care.
China sent troops into Tibet in 1950 and "liberated" it the following year. The Dalai Lama fled into exile in India in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
The Dalai Lama has been pursuing a "middle-path" policy -- which espouses "meaningful autonomy" for Tibet, rather than full independence as many younger, more radical activists are demanding.
Still, China has vilified him as "mastermind" of what it called a drive to sabotage the Olympics and destabilise the country.
Violent protests against Beijing's rule broke out across Tibet in March, sparking a heavy Chinese crackdown that has drawn global condemnation.
