Dalai Lama arrives at Siliguri’s Sed-Gyued Monastery to ship teachings to his devotees
Dalai Lama. File
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Tibetan non secular chief the 14th Dalai Lama on December 14 arrived at Siliguri’s Sed-Gyued Monastery to ship teachings to his devotees.
Preparations had been in full swing on the monastery forward of the Buddhist non secular chief’s go to after a spot of 13 years. He visited the monastery after finishing a three-day tour of Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim.
The Dalai Lama will ship a two-hour-long instructing on Bodhicitta, the principle reason for Buddha and the ideas that assist convey peace to the thoughts. Around 20,000 devotees have gathered from Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars, and neighbouring States reminiscent of Assam, Bihar, and Sikkim, together with Nepal and Bhutan, for the Dalai Lama’s teachings on the monastery.
A devotee from Darjeeling G.T. Bhutia mentioned: “The visit is a great opportunity to receive teaching from His Holiness Dalai Lama. The lesson is very important at this time when lots of fights and wars are going on. This is the right remedy for the world.”
Another devotee from Nepal T. D. Bhutia mentioned: “We can’t express our happiness through words. It’s more than any festival or something else. It’s a priceless gift of my life.” On Tuesday, an estimated 30,000 devotees converged at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok to witness the teachings of the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan non secular chief delivered the instructing on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of Bodhisattva (‘Laklen Sodunma’) and the ceremony of the technology of Bodhichitta (‘Semkye’).
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (‘Laklen Sodunma’) is an historic textual content written within the 14th Century BCE by Tokme Sangpo, a Buddhist monk who was born in Puljung, south-west of the Sakya Monastery in Tibet. Dalai Lama shared: “By examining always the status of one’s mind, with continuous mindfulness and alertness, to bring about the good of others, this is the practise of all the bodhisattvas. If you cultivate Bodhichitta on a daily basis, you can yield more benefits”.
Dalai Lama additionally recited a prayer, invoking Avalokiteshwara, for many who misplaced their lives within the current flood catastrophe in Sikkim and for the peace and happiness of the individuals of Sikkim and neighbouring areas. He emphasised compassion, nonviolence, and the significance of common accountability.