Tibetan Administration Offers Long-Life Puja for HH the Dalai Lama
March 2nd 2010
Dharamsala, HP, india, 2 March 2010 (phayul.com) - The Tibetan Government-in-Exile offered a Tenshug
(long-life prayer offering) ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
here this morning as a collective expression of gratitude and reverence
for his leadership. His Eminence Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya
tradition of Tibetan Buddhism conducted the ceremony that lasted for
over three hours.
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| His Holiness the Dalai Lama attends the long-life offering ceremony at Tsuglakhang temple, March 2, 2010 (phayul photo - Kalsang Rinchen) |
Nechung and Gadhong, the two state oracles of Tibet, and Tsering Che-nga made brief appearances at the ceremony and sought blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
In his brief address to thousands of Tibetan people following the prayer ceremony, the 74-year old exiled Tibetan leader thanked the Tibetan government for offering prayers for his long life.
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| (from l to r) Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Gaden Tripa, Sakya Trizin, Karmapa Rinpoche and Taklung Matrul Rinpoche (phayul photo - Kalsang Rinchen) |
Considered the living embodiment of Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of compassion, the Dalai Lama is revered by Tibetan people as both the spiritual and political leader of Tibet.
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