His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa attended the Shoton Festival of Tibetan Opera in Dharamsala in April, an annual celbration of this important and vibrant Tibetan tradition. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was also in attendance.
His Holiness Karmapa also attended the Dalai Lama’s annual public teachings in Dharamsala from March 15-29, 2006. The Dalai Lama taught on Shantideva’s Compendium of Precepts, which is a compilation of the central Mahayana teachings on morality, vows and precepts. HH Dalai Lama also taught from A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life and Milarepa’s Songs of Realization.
