His Holiness the Dalai Lama Confers Teaching in Dharamshala

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Dharamshala: The Dhauladhar mountains stood stark against the clear blue sky this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the lower door of the lift at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. He took time to survey the faces of people in the crowd, estimated to number 5800, including 1300 from Taiwan. Many of them smiled back, while others were moist-eyed, as he smiled and waved to them.

As soon as His Holiness had taken his seat, two Taiwanese monks led a recitation of the ‘Heart Sutra’ in Chinese. After that, a mandala was offered along with representations of the body, speech and mind of the Buddha.

“All of us are equal,” His Holiness began, “in that we all want to be happy and none of...

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