August 22nd 2014 Hamburg, Germany, 22 August 2014 - Leaving the sweltering monsoon heat of New Delhi behind, His Holiness the Dalai Lama last night flew to Germany. After a short stopover in Frankfurt, he arrived in Hamburg before midday. He was met at the …
July 22nd 2014 Dharamsala, HP, India, 21 July 2014 (Hindustan Times) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala from Delhi after concluding the 33rd Kalachakra teachings at Ladakh. Around 200,000 devotees from 73 countries attended …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 16 July 2014 - One of the final events associated with the giving of the Kalachakra Empowerment is the dismantling of the sand mandala. When His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at the teaching pavilion this morning, the monks of …
July 15th 2014 Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 15 July 2014 - On reaching the teaching pavilion at Shiwatsel this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama went directly to the eastern door of the mandala palace and surveyed the sand mandala. Looking up from that he …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 14 July 2014 - Last night’s full moon was still setting over the mountains around the Leh Valley this morning as tens of thousands of people converged on the Teaching Ground at Shiwatsel one last time. At about 7am His Holiness the …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 12 July 2014 - Today saw the culmination of the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment. After spending five hours on the preparatory rituals and eating a quick lunch His Holiness the Dalai Lama was ready to begin the final session of the …
July 11th 2014 Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 11 July 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has two seats in the Kalachakra Pavilion. One is the grand throne in the middle facing the audience from which he has been teaching for the last several days. The other is a …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 10 July 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama went to the teaching pavilion early in the morning today and spent four hours performing the self-generation rituals. When he returned from lunch, in the heat of the day, an estimated 144, …
July 9th 2014 Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 9 July 2014 - Today saw the culmination of activities that began a week ago as the preparatory prayers and rituals for the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment came to a conclusion. The sand mandala was completed yesterday and …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 8 July 2014 - Following the verses of homage from the ‘Ornament of Clear Realization’ and ‘Fundamental Wisdom’, at the start of the third day of teachings preliminary to the Kalachakra Empowerment, came a wish for the perpetuation …
July 7th 2014 Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 7 July 2014 - Before leaving his residence to resume teachings preliminary to the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with almost 200 Chinese. He began by congratulating them …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 6 July 2014 - In the days since the beginning of the process of preparing for the Kalachakra Empowerment, monks of Namgyal Monastery have performed the Earth Dance and commenced construction of the sand mandala. His Holiness the …
Leh, Ladakh, JK, India, 3 July 2014 - A day and a night of light but steady rain had lowered the temperature and laid the dust as His Holiness the Dalai Lama stepped out of his residence at Shiwatsel on his way to the pavilion from where he would give the …
Likir, Ladakh, JK, India, 1 July 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived early at the newly prepared teaching ground below Likir Monastery this morning. Light cloud filled the sky providing shade for the estimated 15,000 people who had come to listen to …
Likir Gompa, Ladakh, India, 30 June 2014 - The Summer Seminar on the Perfection of Wisdom opened for the first time at Likir Monastery with the assembly of monks reciting verses of homage to the Buddha and the first chapter of Maitreya’s ‘Ornament of Clear …
June 30th 2014 Likir Gompa, Ladakh, India, 29 June 3014 - This morning, on his first excursion since returning from Zanskar His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Leh Jokhang and paid his respects. At the Bakula Memorial Park, built in commemoration of …
June 16th 2014 Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, 15 June 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama began the last day of his Italian visit by arriving early at the Modigliani Forum to do preparatory prayers for the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment. After completing the …
Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, 14 June 2013 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly greeted by the Mayor of Livorno Filippo Nogarin on his arrival on stage at the Modigliani Forum in the morning to begin his teachings. In his welcome address Mayor Nogarin said …
Pomaia, Tuscany, Italy, 13 June 2014 - This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed the five meter tall four-arm Chenrezig statue at Lama Tsong Khapa Institute. He praised the craftsmen who built the statue offering scarves in appreciation. Speaking to …
Pomaia, Tuscany, Italy, 12 June 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama started the day with an hour-long interview with Mr. Beppe Severgnini, a journalist, essayist and columnist from the largest selling Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Afterwards Dr. …
