CTA to Mark Centenary of The Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s Exile to India [Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 12:05 p.m.]
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration will organise a function on 25 February 2010 to commemorate the centenary of The Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s exile to India, the Kashag Secretariat said in an announcement Monday.Kalon Tripa Prof Samdhong Rinpoche and the speaker of the Tibetan Parliament, Mr Penpa Tsering, will address the ceremony at Tsuglagkhang, the main Buddhist temple in Dharamsala. Later in the afternoon, Kalon Tripa will speak on the accomplishments of The Thirteenth Dalai Lama to an exclusive audience of officials of the Central Tibetan Administration.The Thirteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Thupten Gyatso, took refuge in India from 1910 – 1911 following the Chinese invasion of Tibet led by General Chao Er-feng.
