Dalai Lama gives first teaching in McLeodganj after knee surgery

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gave a one-day teaching to groups of South East Asian Buddhists in his main temple at McLeodganj yesterday. This is the first teaching the Dalai Lama gave in Dharamsala after he underwent a knee...

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, Updated At : 07:50 AM Sep 14, 2024 IST

The Dalai Lama delivers a sermon in the main Tibetan temple at McLeodganj on Thursday.

Though the Dalai Lama still walked with support, he seemed quite agile during the teaching.The Dalai Lama’s teachings have been giving a boost to tourism in the upper Dharamsala area, especially McLeodganj. Hundreds of South East Asian Buddhists attended the teaching.

Vikas, a hotelier from McLeodganj, said the Dalai Lama’s teachings had given a boost to tourism in the region. Most of the South East Asian Buddhist groups were likely to stay in Upper Dharamsala for a about a week, he added.

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