He was identified and recognized as the 14th Tongkhor Rinpoche by His Holiness The Dalai Lama when he was just two-and-a-half years old. Siling Tongkhor Rinpoche was enthroned at Sera Mey Monastic University in Mysore.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday after a successful knee replacement surgery in New York.
With the Dalai Lama having celebrated his 89th birthday, the global Tibetan community is on the cusp of a significant transition.
Some say it is an anachronism. To some others it is a mere fancy project. A considerable few are not sure about the future of this renovated legacy and they fume at the brouhaha over it. But not many, in their senses, can dispute the glamour and pride associated with the brand name ‘Nalanda’ that is synonymous with the grand glory of ancient Indian civilisation.
After a successful knee replacement surgery at a top New York hospital, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is rapidly recovering and able to walk, two of his personal physicians said on Thursday.
Strategically, awarding the Bharat Ratna to the 14th Dalai Lama would be a far more effective way of signalling the Indian establishment’s refusal to be cowed down by China while at the same time continuing to maintain its policy of recognising Tibet as an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China.
In a message Dalai Lama said, “I was saddened to learn about the sudden passing of your wife and our good friend Senator Kimberley J E Kitching. I pray for her and offer my condolences to you and other members of the family.
Dalai Lama said: "If I may say so, I believe that women are more empathetic than men in providing genuine concern for the well-being of others."
The session on the topic "Facing Challenges with Compassion and Wisdom" was attended by thousands of people across the world.
Dalai Lama stated that the Tibetan plateau, the largest reservoir of snow and ice outside the North and the South Poles, had often been called ‘the Third Pole’.
