May 16, 2022

H.E. Ling Rinpoche participated in the Vesak Day celebration in New Delhi yesterday (16/05/22), organized by the Ministry of Cultural Government of India and the International Buddhist Confederation in Delhi. The event was attended by Shri Kiren Rijiju – Honorable Minister of Law and Justice, Shri G Kishan Reddy – Honorable Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of the Northeastern Region of India, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal – Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs of India, and Shrimati Meenakshi Lekhi – Minister of State, External Affairs and Culture, along with Embassy representatives from several Buddhist countries.

May 16, 2022

At the request of the International Buddhist Federation, H.E. Ling Rinpoche shared a warm message at the IBC’s Vaishaka Buddha Purnima celebration of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. Rinpoche thanked the IBC for organizing the event and expressed how the pandemic and wars have brought much suffering and sadness recently yet we must work together to bring about each other’s happiness through Lord Buddha’s methods of diminishing our self-cherishing and self-grasping.

With effort and perseverance, we can change ourselves and the environment around us – thus bringing about peace and harmony in the world.

May 16, 2022

The holy day celebrating Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana is a precious opportunity for followers of the Buddhist teachings to engage in virtue, abandon negativity and strive in taming the mind, with a vast altruistic motivation, through recalling Lord Buddha’s life & his exalted activities.

H.E. Ling Rinpoche prays for all virtuous activities on this holy day to bear fruit. May all beings be free from suffering & attain the perfect peace & happiness.