By Tenzin Choephel
Phayul Correspondent
Kathmandu, September-7- According to a reliable source from Amdo Region, the 8th Aala Dewatsang Jamyang Thubten Gyatso, a famous Lama of this far eastern Region of Tibet is giving his first Kalachakra religious teaching and blessing to over 150,000 people from 3rd – 7th September at Keguthang near Xitsang Gersel Monastery or also known as Xitsang Gonpa Gaden Shedrup Chokhorling in Xitsang Township Center of Luchu County, Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Gansu Province).
The permission of the Kalachakra was revoked in July by the Chinese authorities; and after that the Organizing Committee and local people requested again for permission to the Provincial and Central Government by guaranteeing peace and security. The permission was granted then.
When the permission was revoked in July the Organizing Committee and general public were very disappointed and complained to the authorities that they claim of having religious freedom in Tibet but people don’t get permission for such sacred and auspicious religious ceremony. However,they were very happy after permission was granted later agian.
The Kalachakra is organized and sponsored by 12 different community groups of the region. People from the 12 community groups, other areas of Gansu Province, Sichuan Province and Qinghai Province have come to attend the Kalachakra and are staying in tents pitched all along the 7 kilometers road between Xitsang Township Center and Luchu County Town. The security is very tight with many police deployed.
The scheduled ceremony was the dying wish of the late 3rd Aala Dewatsang who had conferred 40 Kalachakra teachings in the past in Tibet and Mongolia.
