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Envoys Return to Dharamsala
Dharamsala 1 October: As the People’s Republic of China today celebrates its 55th anniversary amid much fanfare and jubilation, the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and their assistants have returned to Dharamsala. Mr. Lodi Gyari, the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mr. Kelsang Gyalsten, His Holiness’ envoy to the EU, accompanied by their assistants, were on a visit to Beijing and some Tibetan areas.
With much optimism about the visit and an unusually welcoming reaction of the Chinese leadership in the media reports, the return of the delegation on PRC’s founding anniversary comes as little more than a sheer coincidence for the Tibetans.
This is the third visit of the same delegation since September 2002 when the contacts between Dharamsala and Beijing resumed after almost a decade-long standoff.
The delegation will meet Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration, and brief him about its visit.
Meanwhile, Prof. Rinpoche will leave for New Delhi later today. Rinpoche has been invited to address a function organised by the Jain Mahasabha, a Jain religious foundation, on the last day of the Bhadon, the holy month for the Jains. The day is also observed as the Universal Brotherhood and Forgiveness Day by the Jains.
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