Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - On arrival in Bodhgaya yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was given a brief formal welcome at the Main Tibetan Monastery, Gaden Phelgyeling. This morning he chose, as a priority, to make a pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple. He also decided to walk, which he did at a brisk pace.
Mumbai, India - This morning, under sunny blue skies a steady breeze stirred the leaves on the trees as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to Powai in north-east Mumbai where he had been invited to IIT Bombay. Director, Devang Vipin Khakhar and Dean of Student Affairs, Prof Soumyo Mukherji were there to greet him as he arrived on campus.
Mumbai, India - This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was the guest of Guru Nanak College, which is situated in a neighbourhood of Sion known as Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar, named after the ninth of the ten Sikh Gurus. The college had invited His Holiness to give a ‘Silver Lecture’ on compassion.
Mumbai, India - There was warm sunshine and the skies overhead were blue as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the University of Mumbai today. He had been invited to inaugurate an international conference on the concept of ‘maitri’ or ‘metta’, commonly translated as loving-kindness or friendliness.
