Nubra Vally (Ladakh), July 27 – Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, concluded a three-day long sermon on Saturday at Nubra valley in Leh town.
Nearly 15,000 devotees attended the sermon that stressed on religious tolerance among people of different faiths.
Devouts said the Dalai Lama’s visit will help people know more about Buddhism.
“With his holiness’s visit people are getting to know more about Buddhism and all the elder people of our place who have never seen his holiness in his life have got a good chance to see him and with that even the small children and we are very happy,” said Sonam Norboo, a local.
Residents lauded the sermons delivered by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
“I am really happy that all of us got to see our holy leader and with this the sermon delivered by him for all the communities of Nubra be it Buddhist, Muslim, Shia or Sunni, this is an example in itself,” said Stanzin Dorjey, a devotee.
This is Dalai Lama’s third visit to Nubra valley.
The 67-year old Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935 at the hamlet of Takster in Tibet and is considered the incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thupten Gyaptso.
The Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent campaign to gain autonomy from Chinese rule for his homeland. China took over Tibet in 1950.
The Dalai Lama has lived in Dharamsala town with thousands of his followers since a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.
