This morning saw the opening of a virtual international conference on the Tisikkha or Trishiksha, the three trainings in the Pali and Sanskrit traditions of Buddhism. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to give the inaugural address from his residence in Dharamsala.

His Holiness announced that, as is traditional on this Full-moon Day of the Great Prayer Festival that commemorates the Buddha’s defeat of opponents in discussion and display of miracles, he would read from Aryasura’s ‘Garland of Birth Stories’, the ‘Jatakamala’, which recounts previous lives of the Buddha.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the virtual audience during his talk on Empathy and Compassion in Policing with members of the Indian Police Foundation.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand to tell him that how sad he is about the loss of life, and also how concerned he is about those who are still missing, as a result of the recent glacial burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.