SPECIAL BID FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN TIBET

This Thursday, 9 January, at 19 h. the director of the House of Tibet, Thubten Wangchen, will lead a special puja dedicated to all the victims and people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Tibet.
The earthquake that hit the sacred city of Shigatse at 9:00 local time (1:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7,1 according to the US Geological Survey (6,8 according to Chinese media) and a depth of 10 kilometers. Its epicenter, Located in Tingri County, high on the Tibetan plateau, It was near the border with Nepal, at some 80 kilometers north of the highest mountain in the world.

There will also be a puja tomorrow in India, at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

+ Information