Bodhgaya (Bihar), December 30 – The 17th Karmapa Lama, Ugyen Thrinley Dorje held a world peace prayer at an all-religious meet here on Friday.
Spiritual leaders and devotees of various religions congregated in the town to hear the sermon.
Dorje, the only senior monk to be recognised by both Beijing and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, led the ceremony.
“This event is being held on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2550 Mahaparinirvana. Buddha is an idol for universal peace and tranquility,” said R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar.
The Karmapa Lama entered India six years ago and is now settled in Dharamsala after undertaking an arduous 1,400-km journey through the snow-bound Himalayas.
He belongs to the Karma Kargyu Sect of Buddhism, which is headquartered at the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim.
