Dalai Lama opens maiden scholarly conference on Kalachakra

The Dalai Lama arrives at the Thekchen Choling temple for the inaugural scholarly conference on kalachakra on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Phayul photo- Kunsang Gashon

DHARAMSHALA, May 6: During the first ever scholarly conference on Kalachakra, a meditation practice from the highest class of tantra, here at the Thekchen Choling temple on Sunday, the foremost Buddhist figure His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged Buddhists to become 21st century practitioners. The 83-year-old said, “I regularly say how important it is for […]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama contributes to Cyclone Fani relief efforts

H.H. the Dalai Lama with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in 2017. Photo_Twitter_CM Naveen Patnaik

DHARAMSHALA, May 6: His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, in the wake of cyclone Fani, expressing his solidarity with the people affected and contributed Rupees 10 lakh (one Million) from the Dalai Lama trust toward the relief effort. In the letter, His Holiness lauded the swift actions […]