Tibetans in Taiwan pray for Victims of China and Myanmar Tragedy

Thursday, 22 May 2008, 11:03 a.m.

Office of Tibet in Taiwan organises a prayer session in remembrance of all those people killed in the recent twin natural disasters – cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and earthquake in China

Dharamshala:
Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche presided over a special prayer
congregation in remembrance of people killed in the recent natural
catastrophe in Myanmar and China, in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on
19 May.

Scores of Tibetans, including seventy monks from
all schools of Tibetans Buddhism and seventy lay people attended the
prayer session.

As a token of solidarity, a total amount
of 30, 850 Taiwan Yuan has been offered as voluntary donations by
Tibetans to help in relief efforts.

Cylcone Nargis swept
Irrawady Delta region in Myanmar on 3 May and a powerful 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck Sichaun province in China on 12 May, both of which
have caused huge loss of lives and properties.

The Kashag
(executive) of the Central Tibetan Administration has appealed to
Tibetans living in the free world, to initiate solidarity actions by
organising prayer meetings and raising donations.

His
Holiness the Dalai Lama has encouraged Tibetans to explore the
possibilities of establishing Sino-Tibetan Friendship Associations
through such programmes.

The Kashag told individual Tibetans to “write a letter, or send a message to show solidarity with the earthquake victims”.

Tibetans across the world have ben requested to “halt staging
demonstrations in front of the Chinese embassies in the respective host
countries until the end of May”