07/06/2007 | Dalai Lama's Brith-Day
Recently, when the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and Tibetan communities in exile made large-scale long-life offerings [Tib: Tenshug] to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetans in Tibet again made efforts to offer Sangsol despite immense pressure from the Chinese government. Reflecting on the incident, it can be understood today that June 19 2007, coincides to be the 5th day of the 5th Tibetan Lunar month, which is believed, according to Tibetan customs, to be the actual day on which His Holiness the Dalai Lama was born in 1935. It can be understood that Tibetans in Tibet adopted a unique way of celebrating their exiled leader’s auspicious birthday without being disrupted by the local authorities. Elsewhere in exile, Tibetans will celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday tomorrow, 6th of July.
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WOW love this poster, I will be teaching 6th gr soc std this year, later in the year we will get to Asia in our world geography. Love to do a unit just on Tibet, how can I get this poster?? and other info I have placed your site on my favorites Thanks Elise
Posted by: Elise Jones | 08/07/2007