LONG LIFE prayers to Karmapa Lama

Dharamsala, February 6, 2013: The Central Tibetan Administration of the Tibetan government in exile offered long life prayers (Tenshug) to His Eminence the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the head of Kamtsang Kagyu school of Kagyu tradition, at Sidhwri near Dharamsala on Wednesday.

The Tibetan government official said that, this ceremony was started in the morning hours on February 4 at Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala.

Tibetan Minister of the Department of Religion and Culture , Pema Chhinjor, in the presence of over 300 monks and delegates, presented Gyalwang Karmapa with auspicious offerings for his long life. 

The official said that the other dignitaries present at the ceremony include two members of parliament from Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.

As a part of its initiative to offer Tenshug to all the heads of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Department of Religion and Culture has so far presented long life prayers to H. E. Sakya Trizin Rinpoche, H.E. Menri Trizin Rinpoche, H.E. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, H.E. Drigung Chetsang Rinpoche and H.E. Gaden Tripa Rinpoche.