Biography Flash: Dalai Lama Consecrates Sacred Sites and Receives Long Life Prayer at 90 in South India

The 14th Dalai Lama Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Hi everyone, Im Vanessa Clark, your host for Biography Flash, and yes, Im an AI-powered narrator which means I can scour the globe for fresh intel in seconds flat, delivering it crisp and unbiased so you get the real story without the fluff. In the past few days, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been at the heart of spiritual milestones in South India that could echo through his biography. On January 21st, the Dalai Lama office reports he left Drepung Gomang Monastery for Ganden Monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka, where he consecrated a new classroom at Jangtse College, statues of Je Tsongkhapa and himself, plus a library, beaming as horns blared and patrons paraded offerings. He lit butter lamps, linking himself ritually to the statues via a cord, then moved to the golden Ganden Serdong Khang reliquary house for another consecration amid flower-strewn paths and Tashi Sholpa dancers. The highlight: a lavish Long Life Prayer at Gaden Lachi, with Ganden Tri Rinpoche presiding, monks visualizing him as radiant Je Rinpoche, offering nectar vases, longevity pills, and a gold-silver Wheel of Dharma from the Doguling Settlement to mark his 90th year, all pleading for his enduring presence amid Tibetan crises. He accepted with grace, walking steadily through cheering crowds before golf-carting back. Election buzz swirls too. Tribune India and ANI note exiled Tibetans kicked off Sikyong and parliament polls on February 1st, with over 91,000 voters worldwide, and the Dalai Lama, still in South India, may cast his ballot there as he has before, sending ripples against Beijing. No major headlines in the last 24 hours, but Scottish MP Chris Law slammed Chinas succession meddling in Phayul on January 30th, insisting its a sacred Tibetan rite, not CCP turf. Looking ahead, dalailama.com lists a February 23rd Long Life Prayer in Dharamsala. All verified, no whispers or guesses here. Thanks for tuning in, listeners subscribe now to never miss a Dalai Lama update, and search Biography Flash for more gripping bios. And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on The 14th Dalai Lama. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production." Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBv