Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Mr. Terumi Tanaka, Mr. Shigemitsu Tanaka and Mr. Toshiyuki Mimaki, Co-Chairpersons of the Nihon Hidankyo to congratulate all its members on the organization’s being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “During my visits to Japan, I have had the occasion to meet some of you.”
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to President Jimmy Carter to congratulate him on reaching his 100th birthday, which he described as an inspiring achievement. “I hope you are able to celebrate joyfully with your family,” he wrote. “The life you have lived has been truly meaningful. As you know, I have long admired your good works.”
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - In a letter congratulating the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote: “Over the years, I have had the opportunity to visit Japan quite regularly. I deeply appreciate the interest and enthusiasm that people from all walks of life have shown in my efforts to encourage the cultivation of fundamental human values.”
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - When His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the gate to his residence, on his way to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, this morning, representatives of the Taiwanese patrons stepped forward to greet him. As the congregation chanted the ‘Mig-tse-ma’ prayer in praise of Tsongkhapa, and with monks playing horns taking the lead, he drove to the temple.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a circuit of the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, on his way to address an estimated 7000 people, including 1300 from Taiwan, as well as many monks on vacation from the monasteries in South India. He smiled at those he saw as he passed, occasionally extending a hand to an elderly man or woman who caught his eye.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - When His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the gate to his residence this morning, representatives of the groups offering today’s ceremony stepped forward to pay their respects and welcome him. They belonged to the Tibetan Women's Association, ex Central School for Tibetans, Dalhousie, and from Lhasa districts.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his birthday and wish him many happy returns of the day. “With its age-old traditions of ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Karuna’, India sets an example to the world,” he wrote.
