This morning, the Kashag, the cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration, offered prayers for his long life to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on behalf of the Tibetan people.

This morning the penultimate session, the eighth, of the 15th Tibetan Religious Leaders Meeting took place in the assembly hall at His Holiness’s residence.

His Holiness was welcomed at the gate by Kirti Rinpoché wearing the Meditation Hat associated with Tashi Lhunpo, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Thupten Lungrig, Supreme Justice Commissioner Yeshe Wangmo and former MP and member of the Organizing Committee Drolma Tsomo.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has this morning written to the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, to offer her his good wishes on her 67th birthday.