Search for missing cat blessed by Dalai Lama

Many Buddhists never experience a face-to-face encounter with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, let alone a cat from Edinburgh.

But when the 14th incarnation of the Buddha of Compassion visited the Capital last year, the Nobel Peace Prize winner happily blessed a furry namesake.

Owner Tracie Knight today revealed she feared the disappearance of Dalai the cat was linked to her failure to fulfil a vow to stop smoking.