By Tenzin Monlam
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 18: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has conveyed gratitude to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his government for their ‘personal attention’ and assistances provided through out the entirety of the recently concluded 34th Kalachakra initiations in Bodh Gaya.
“I am writing to convey my deep gratitude to you and to your government for the personal attention and generous assistance in providing the necessary infrastructure and facilities for the two-week Kalachakra empowerment,” the Tibetan spiritual leader wrote in a letter dated January 15.
Calling the Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya a ‘tremendous success’, the Dalai Lama wrote, “The organizational support, including the extensive and thorough security arrangements, contributed to the efficient and smooth running of this large event.”
The Tibetan leader wrote the officials from your various departments have devoted a great deal of time and effort to ensuring the success of this Kalachakra empowerment, which I understand was attended by over 1.75 lakh people from 92 countries,” he said.
The Dalai Lama praised CM Nitish Kumar for the much-improved ‘overall maintenance of the temple area’ and wished him a good health and continued success in providing the kind and able leadership to people of Bihar.
The CM had attended the final day of the Kalachakra empowerment on January 14 where he thanked the Dalai Lama for appreciating and praising his decision to transform Bihar into a dry state by banning liquor.
The Kalachakra puja is the foremost Buddhist teaching and the first ever initiation conducted by the Dalai Lama held in 1954 in Norbulingka, Tibet.
