Monks from Namgyal Monastery working on the Kalachakra sand mandala as preparations continue for the Kalackakra Empowerment on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
An excited young Tibetan catching a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he arrives at the Kalachakra teaching ground at the start of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness greeting monastics sitting on stage as he arrives at the start of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd of over 100,000 at the start of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Photographers recording the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on stage at the Kalachakra teaching ground at the start of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Theravada monks reciting the Mangala Sutta in Pali at the start of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a group of young girls after they recited the 'Heart Sutra' in Sanskrit at the start of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama during teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A young monk following the text during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Many of the over 100,000 gathered to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment watching on a big screen at the Kalachakra teaching ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving goodbye to the crowd at the conclusion of the first day of his teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
