DHARAMSHALA: The 34th Kalachakra initiations would be held from 3 – 14 January 2017, according to a circular issued by the Kashag secretariat today.
“As per the request of the Kashag, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has already announced at the Tashi Lhunpo monastery earlier this year that he will hold the Kalackhara initiations in January 2017,” the circular said.
“Therefore, we would like to inform you that the Kalchakra initiations will be held at the holy city of Bodh Gaya from 3 – 14 January 2017,” the circular added.
Since 1954, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has given 33 Kalachakra Initiations, including four times at Bodh Gaya in 1974, 1985, 2003 and 2012. The Kalachakra held in 2012 at Bodh Gaya drew over 200,000 devotees from across the world including about 8,000-10,000 Tibetans from Tibet.
Note: The Kalachakra is scheduled for 3 – 14 January 2017, and not 3 – 13 January as reported earlier. We regret the error.