Dalai Lama to make 50 day
visit to Bodhgaya from December
November 10, 2017 Tenzin
Dharpo Phayul.com
DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 10: With
winter fast approaching the hills of Dharamshala, Tibetan leader
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will embark on a 50 day visit to
Bodhgaya giving teachings, attending social commitments as well as
taking rest, beginning December 26, sources said.
Local media in Gaya
reported that Dalai Lama’s aides approached the Gaya district
magistrate (DM) Kumar Ravi requesting authority for necessary
arrangements of security at venue, cleanliness, power, water and
health services. The DM assured support during the Tibetan leader’s
stay there, which is expected to draw some 40,000
devotees.
During his stay there, the
Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Sarnath on December 29 and Pune on
January 9 and will leave on February 12 back to
Dharamshala.
The 82 year old will also
give two teachings while in Gaya. Beginning Jan. 5, he will give a
three-day teaching on Dharmachakra Parivaretan Sutra on ‘The Four
Noble Truths’ (chokyi khorlo korwe do) & ‘Sutra on Dependent
Origination’ (tendrel chi do).
His Holiness will also give
a three-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhicitta
(jangchup semdrel) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpos’s Thirty-Seven
Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) as well as a long life
offering ceremony (tenshug) to His Holiness at the request Lamyn
Gegeen Tenzin Jamphel Choijisheinen Tulku from Jan.
14-16.
Prior to his visit to
Bihar, the Tibetan leader is scheduled to visit Mundgod and
Bylakuppe Tibetan settlements where he will inaugurate new
structures and give teachings there.