(TibetanReview.net, May12, 2015) – More than 5,000 devotees are attending four days of religious teachings being given by Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, from May 10 to 13 at the Gyuto Tantric Monastery at Sidhpur, near Dharamshala, India. The teachings are being simultaneously translated into English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hindi and also webcast live.
The teachings are being given on three texts, namely ‘The Three Principal Aspects of the Path’, ‘The Concise Stages of the Path’, and ‘Praise to Dependent Arising’, all by Je Tsongkhapa.
In his introductory remarks, the Dalai Lama talked about sustaining the essence of Buddhism, its teachings on non-violence and interdependency, and the need to foster kinship among the various religious traditions of the world.