Tibetan government offers long-life puja for His Holiness

Dharamshala – The Tibetan Government-in-Exile offered Tenshug (long-life prayer offering) ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama here this morning as a collective expression of gratitude and reverence for his leadership. His Eminence Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism conducted the ceremony that lasted for over three hours.

The ceremony was attended by Tibetan lamas, the Tibetan Prime Minister Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche and his cabinet members, speaker and deputy speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, heads of the autonomous bodies and other officials of the Tibetan government.

Nechung and Gadhong, the two state oracles of Tibet, and Tsering Che-nga made brief appearances at the ceremony and sought blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In his brief address to thousands of Tibetan people following the prayer ceremony, the 74-year old exiled Tibetan leader thanked the Tibetan government for offering prayers for his long life.  Read Article