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Apr 07

Gyalwang Karmapa Visits TCV Suja School

April 5-7, 2011

The Gyalwang Karmapa  spent two –and- a- half days in Tibetan Children’s Village School (TCV) near Bir Tibetan settlement, Himachal Pradesh, at the invitation of TCV Suja School, who requested him to be Chief Guest at their 25th Anniversary celebrations.

He was welcomed warmly with serbangs to TCV School by community leaders and the senior monks of local monasteries, before proceeding to TCV Suja School where staff and students gathered eagerly outside to greet him.

25th Anniversary Celebrations at TCV Suja School

On April 6th, His Holiness presided over the 25th anniversary ceremony, during which he gave a talk to the students.

Mr. Thubten Lungrik, Education Kalon [cabinet minister] in the Tibetan government-in-exile and Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, President of TCV also spoke. Students and staff gave a performance of traditional Tibetan songs and dances.

Later His Holiness visited the school exhibition, displaying the pupils’ work on Tibetan culture, Science, and Recycling and Environmental Protection.

In the evening there were two competitions: Tibetan elocution and a quiz on the life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Manjushri Empowerment

On April 7th His Holiness gave the Manjushri empowerment. In addition to staff and students at the school, thousands of people, especially many senior citizens, came from Bir and other local settlements. His Holiness blessed everyone individually which took more than two  hours.

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100 SHORT INSTRUCTIONS
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THREE PRINCIPLE ASPECTS
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His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu Lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world.

Born in 1985, the Karmapa resides in his temporary home at Gyuto Monastery in India after making a dramatic escape from Tibet in the year 2000.

Traveling the world, the Karmapa skillfully teaches traditional Tibetan Buddhist Dharma while also advocating topics such as environmental conservation, feminism, digitization of the Dharma, and much more.

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