Top officials of the Central Tibetan Administration including, Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche, Parliament Speaker Karma Chophel, Justice Commissioner Thupten Tashi Anyetsang, members of the Kashag, will attend a grand ceremony to present long life offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Mundgod, Karnataka
Dharamsala, December 28: In the first week of January 2008, the top officials of the Central Tibetan Administration will attend a grand long life ceremony to express their gratitude to the great service of His Holiness the Dalai Lama rendered to the Tibetan people in particular and world in general.
Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche will leave Dharamshala on 29 December for an official visit to Lucknow, Mundgod and Delhi.
While enroute to Mundgod, on 31 December, Kalon Tripa will attend a general body meeting of the Coomaraswamy Centre for Traditional Studies in Lucknow.
Besides attending the long life prayer ceremony, Kalon Tripa will also attend the teachings by His Holiness on Jamphel Tsencho and Lhamo Jenang at Drepung Lachi Monastery.
Kalon Tripa will attend an inaugural ceremony of an assembly hall (Tsuglagkhang) by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Drepung Loseling Monastery.
On 9 January, Kalon Tripa is scheduled to address a media workshop to be organised by the New Delhi-based the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre. Later, he will also attend the centre’s general body meeting.
Kalon Tripa will return to Dharamshala on 10 January.
