New Delhi, India - Members and friends of Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, New Delhi, invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to join them today in celebrating the centre’s founding 40 years ago by Lama Thubten Yeshé and Zopa Rinpoché. The venue was St Columba’s School, in the heart of the capital.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, India - Two groups of Indians met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence this morning. One consisted of members of the Youth Buddhist Society of India, Sankisa: students, teachers, doctors and engineers from 13 states and their friends.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, India - When 30 members of the Nepal chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) met His Holiness the Dalai Lama this morning, he told them that Tibet and Nepal have long-standing historical connections.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, India - Alerted by reports in the press to former President Carter’s admission to hospital, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote immediately to the President to express his concern. He told him he prayed that he would fully and swiftly recover and soon return home.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, India - Lieutenant Governor of Washington State, USA, Cyrus Habib, led a delegation of 21 students and community leaders this morning, to take part in a live telecast with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on cultivating compassion.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala - Moved by reports of the havoc wrought by Cyclone Bulbul, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. His letter expressed sadness at the loss of life, the devastation of property, as well as the hardship caused to so many.
Amritsar, Punjab, India - As part of celebrations of the 550th Anniversary of the Birth of Guru Nanak Dev-ji, the first Sikh Guru, the Punjab Government invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to take part in an Inter-Faith Conclave at Guru Nanak Dev University.
