North-East

Dalai Lama arrives in Gangtok on three-day visit


Dalai Lama arrived in Gangtok on a three-day visit. State Govt accorded him a gracious reception. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be giving one-day teaching on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of a Boddhisattava (Laklen Sodunma) at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok and will also be virtually laying the foundation stones of Karmapa Park project at Rumtek and Gyalwa Lhatsun Chenpo Statue project at Simmik Khamdong constituency, Gangtok district.

Following his reception at the helipad, monks from various monasteries of the State orchestrated a traditional Buddhist ritual of dance and prayer known as 'Sherbang', amidst an atmosphere charged with spiritual energy.

As the motorcade of His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed from Libing Helipad en route to Denzong Regency, devotees eagerly lined up along the path, yearning for a glimpse of the revered spiritual leader and seeking his blessings.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be giving one-day teaching on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of a Boddhisattava (Laklen Sodunma) on Monday morning at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok and will also be virtually laying the foundation stones of Karmapa Park project at Rumtek and Gyalwa Lhatsun Chenpo Statue project at Simmik Khamdong constituency, Gangtok district.

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