“An undefeatable spirit of Tibetans in exile and those who are inside Tibet in the clutches of China’s occupation, gives me a strength to live longer,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer Ceremony.
On Friday this week, a representative from five-group namely, Tibetan Cooperative Society, the Gonjo Community, the Tibetan community in Bhutan, Shang Gaden Choekhor, and Chushi Gandruk, offered long-life prayer to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the main temple, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Speaking from the ceremonial chair, His Holiness said, ‘there is nothing to worry about my health; I will live more than 100 years.’
When His Holiness said he is in robust health and assure to live over 100 years, it was music to his well-wishers’ ears, for those present at Long Life Ceremony at the main temple (Tsuglakhang) as well as for those watching the live webstream via a social media platform.
His Holiness went on saying for the past 60 years, Tibetan put their trust and hope in me, and there are no other refugees like Tibetan, harmoniously living in unity with keeping Tibetan tradition and culture intact.
An estimated over 7000 devotees including foreigners witnessed the long-life ceremony in Dharamshala, the seat of the official residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and headquarters of Central Tibetan Administration.
Likewise, netizens across the globe were glued onto the live webcast of Long Life Prayer Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama via his official Facebook page @DalaiLama (English version), @རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། (Tibetan version) and @達賴喇嘛 (Chinese version).
The Long Life Prayer Ceremony was translated into English, Chinese and many other languages to cater to his devotees and well-wishers in the digital world.