His Holiness the Dalai Lama Praises Gyalwang Karmapa on Environment[Thursday, 7 January 2009, 14:28 p.m.]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches in Bodh Gaya/PHOTO:AP

Dharamshala: Preaching
on the third day of religious discourse at Bodh Gaya, His Holiness the
Dalai Lama today lauded the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
and other Tibetan lamas for their efforts in the environmental
protection.Gyalwang Karmapa had recently launched a web site on
environmental protection which offers educational resources on
importance of forest protection, water conservation, wildlife
preservation, climate change adaptation and waste management. The site
is dedicated to environmental protection in the Himalayan region
initiated by a network of thirty-six Kagyu Buddhist monasteries across
India, Nepal and Bhutan.   Speaking on Tibet’s environment,
His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed concern over the impacts of
climate-change on the Tibetan plateau. His Holiness spoke on
implications of global warming and drying up of Tibetan rivers on the
billions of people living in Asia.His Holiness also expressed
concern over the dwindling number of Tibetan children studying in the
Central Tibetan Schools in India. His Holiness encouraged the people of
Himalayan regions to send their children to such schools.More
than 50,000 devotees from all across the globe are in Bodh Gaya, where
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is giving a five-day religious discourse.–Based on report filed by Tibetonline TV’s Jigme Tsering from Bodh Gaya