Mexico City: Sikyong Penpa Tsering arrived in Mexico City on Saturday, 7 October 2023, to begin the third leg of his Latin American tour.
Sikyong was accorded a traditional Mexican welcome at the airport by Deputy Salvador Caro Cabrera, a distinguished member of the Mexican Parliament and the President of the Group of Legislators Friends of Tibet, a parliamentary group for Tibet in the Mexican Congress. Alongside him were representatives from Tibet Support Groups and longtime friends of the Tibetan cause, gathering from every corner of Mexico.
In his first official engagement, Sikyong visited the Loseling Centre in Mexico City, led by its spiritual master Geshe Sherab Choephel. At arrival, Sikyong along with Deputy Caro Salvador was graciously greeted by Abbot of Drepung Loseling Monastery, Mundgod Khenrinpoche Geshe Lobsang Samten, Geshe Samten Choephel, Ven. Dorjee and Dr. Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University. Sikyong also interacted with a gathering of members of the centre and friends of Tibet at the centre.
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