Inauguration of Chökyi Lodrö College of Dialectics
Photos from the event.
Chökyi Lodrö Institute from above.
By But-sao Lai
Inside the hall before the event,
there was still much to do...
By Amelia Chow
...including painting Buddha's face.
By Amelia Chow
The 500 plus students of the new institute gather for a class photo. His Holiness, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk arrived soon after to take their seats in the center.
by But-sao Lai
The monks took great risks to hang garlands of marigolds on the Ashoka gate.
by Amelia Chow
Monks gathering to greet HH the Dalai Lama.
by Amelia Chow.
Clouds of precious substances burning create a haze in the background.
by Amelia Chow
His Holiness arrives.
by But-sao Lai
His Holiness and attendants approach the ribbon cutting ceremony.
by Amelia Chow
The auspicious symbols after the procession had swept through.
by Noa Jones
Inside the Buddha Hall.
by Amelia Chow
Members of the Bhutanese contingent present His Holiness with a most abundant and colorful mandala offering. Foreground: Drubgyud Tenzin Rinpoche, Shabdrung Rinpoche, and Pagchok Rinpoche, all graduates of CLCD.
by But-sou Lai
A cup of tea for everyone.
by Amelia Chow
Top CLCD Khenpos vie for a chance to argue their points during the debate exhibition for His Holiness.
by But-sou Lai
Classical Indian Thumri Singer Vidya Rao wows the crowd with her beautiful voice. Though he had already retired for the evening, His Holiness sent down a katag in appreciation of her performance.
by But-sou Lai
Rinpoche and Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk had much to discuss.
by Amelia Chow
His Holiness addresses a group of foreign guests.
by Amelia Chow
On the last day, over a hundred foreign guests attended Khyentse Foundation's presentation by Rinpoche and Cangioli Che.
by Amelia Chow
Khyentse Foundation held many fruitful meetings with the Institutes Khenpos and managers.
by Noa Jones
Traditional Tibetan song and dance from the Derge Community.
by Amelia Chow
Traditional Tibetan song and dance from Suja School.
by But-sao Lai
Purvadhanashree's flawless bharatnatyam (classical Indian dance) performance based on Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara ends the night.
By But-sou Lai
