June 22, 2024
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his inauguration of the campus of the new Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar. “As a centre of learning,” His Holiness wrote, “the original Nalanda University shone like a sun in the east. Education, rooted in rigorous study, discussion and debate, flourished at Nalanda, attracting students from far and wide across Asia.”
June 20, 2024
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - On the occasion of her 66th birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to President Droupadi Murmu to offer his greetings and his wishes for her good health, happiness and success in leading this great and ancient country. “With a rich civilization rooted in the longstanding traditions of ‘karuna’ and ‘ahimsa’,” he wrote, “India is also the world’s largest democratic country.”
June 18, 2024
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Cyril Ramaphosa to congratulate him on being re-elected President of South Africa following the recent elections. “South Africa has been a stable, democratic country since the end of apartheid,” he wrote. “Its diverse multinational society, encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions living in peace together, sets an example for others to emulate.”
June 14, 2024
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Claudia Sheinbaum to congratulate her on being the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. “I believe women are more empathetic and sensitive to the feelings of others,” he wrote, “qualities I first learned from my loving mother. There is also scientific evidence that when it comes to compassion, women are more sensitive to others’ pain.”
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