Leh, June 28 (). Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived in Ladakh on Sunday for his two-month annual summer stay.
According to officials, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Union Territory of Ladakh as part of his annual extended summer stay, where he will stay for two months.
This visit is taking place after his recent medical treatment in Delhi.
During his stay in Ladakh, the Dalai Lama will participate in various religious sermons, public relations programs and special events.
According to officials associated with the yatra, the Leh administration in collaboration with the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and the Ladakh Gompa Association (LGA) have made elaborate arrangements for their stay and upcoming events.
The Dalai Lama is going to stay in Ladakh for a few days of July and August.
He has recently undergone knee surgery and needs adequate rest. For this reason, the number of public discourses and programs to meet people is likely to be limited this year.
His 91st birthday on July 6 will also be celebrated with religious and cultural programs in Ladakh.
Organizers said a detailed schedule of religious teachings and public events will be released later.
When the Dalai Lama reached Ladakh, a large number of devotees and people of the Buddhist community welcomed him and expressed happiness over his annual visit.
The 14th Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935. His full spiritual name is ‘Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso’. He is called Tenzin Gyatso for short. He is the supreme spiritual master of Tibetan Buddhism.
He remained the spiritual and political leader of Tibet until 1959. He then headed the Tibetan administration in exile, headquartered at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.
According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Dalai Lama is believed to be the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan), the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
His followers and many people around the world respectfully address him as ‘His Holiness the Dalai Lama’. He is the principal spiritual leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism and a Buddhist monk.
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