Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - By the end of the Kalachakra self-generation and preparatory rituals this morning, construction of the sand mandala was complete. Thamthog Rinpoche, deputi...
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - After several brighter days, today, early morning mist and cloud had returned when His Holiness the Dalai Lama made the short journey from Namgyal Monaster...
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - Overnight rain in Bodhgaya laid the dust, leaving roads wet and muddy, but improving prospects for umbrella sellers. Before setting out for the Kalachakra ...
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama left his residence at Namgyal Monastery early this morning to spend four and a half hours performing the prerequisite rituals f...
Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - Today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama made another early start. He took his seat in the Kalachakra Temple at half past six to prepare for the granting of the ...
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, India - Since His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Bodhgaya more than two weeks ago, the misty skies have cleared and the sun has come out, but there remains a c...
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New Delhi, India – Before leaving Bodhgaya for Delhi on 16th January, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Mahabodhi Stupa and the Kalachakra Temple. Once in Delhi, he took a fe...
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The First Dalai Lama, Gedun Drupa The First Dalai Lama, Gedun Drupa, was born in 1391 in Gyurmey Rupa, near Sakya in the Tsang region of central Tibet to Gonpo Dorjee and Jomo N...
Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary December 11, 1989 / Jan P. Syse / Prime Minister of Norway / Oslo / Norway December 10, 1989 / HM King...
Dates / Places Visited (Dates) 1979 / 4 VisitsJan. 20 – Feb. 17 / Delhi (21-23), Allahabad (24-26), Varanasi (26-28), Sealdah (29-31), Bhubaneshwar (Jan.31-Feb.2), Chandragiri (...
Date / Name of the Award / Awarded by / Country December 12, 1999 / Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Award for International Peace & Harmony / Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Charitable Trust / ...
Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary December 9, 1999 / Ben Ngubane / Minister of Arts and Culture / Cape Town / South Africa November 24, ...
Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary November 30, 2004 / Kirsan Ilyumzhinov / President of Kalmykia Republic / Elista / Russian Federation ...
Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary December 21, 2010 / B.P. Singh / Governor of Sikkim / Gangtok / India December 21, 2010 / Pawan Chamli...
Dates / Places Visited (Dates) 1989 / 7 VisitsFebruary 15 – 17 / Bir (15-17)March 18 – 22 / Delhi (18-21)April 13 – 23 / West Germany (14-17) & France (17-22)June 21 – July 25 / U...
