Leh, Ladakh, India - This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from his residence at the Shewatsel Phodrang to the pavilion at the other end of the teaching ground where he has given the Kalachakra Empowerment twice in the past. The ground was packed with an estimated 50,000 people. Children were debating in front of the stage as His Holiness arrived. Prayers that were said after he had taken his seat included the ‘Prayer of the Three Continuums’, the ‘Heart Sutra’ and the follow...| The 14th Dalai Lama
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Karsha Phodrang, Zanskar, Ladakh, India - Today, the early morning sun shone down the valley of the Zanskar river. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s throne had been set up on the veranda of the Karsha Phodrang facing Karsha Monastery. Of the estimated 21,000 people who had gathered to listen to his teaching, monastics sat in the temple behind him and laypeople sat under umbrellas on the ground in front of him. Several groups of schoolchildren, monks and nuns were engaged in debate when His Holi...| The 14th Dalai Lama
Zanskar, Ladakh, India - In bright sunshine under blue skies this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Karsha Phodrang to drive down to the Duzin Phodrang, which refers to the ground where he gave the Kalachakra Empowerment in July 1988. He was seen off by drummers at the gate and greeted by groups of people along the road with silk scarves, flowers and even plates of fresh apricots in their hands. Many of them bowed in reverence as he passed. Lamas playing horns, drums and cymbals welco...| The 14th Dalai Lama