Dharamshala, September 13 – The Dalai Lama has cancelled all his engagements for the month of October on his doctors’ advice. The 73 year old Tibetan leader had recently undergone medical tests and treatment in Mumbai’s Lilawati hospital after ‘some discomforts recently’.
A statement issued today by the Dalai Lama’s office said that the Dalai Lama’s physicians have advised him to take ‘good rest before resuming his schedule’.
“The physicians have informed His Holiness that his general health condition is good but strongly advised him to curtail his travel schedule”.
“His Holiness very much regrets the inconvenience it will cause to the organizers of his programs as well as to those who were looking forward to participating in them. We hope everyone will understand the situation”, the statement said.
The Dalai Lama who returned to his north Indian home September 9 was scheduled to visit Switzerland and Germany in October.
No changes have been made to his teachings in Dharamshala from September 25 to 27 and September 30 to October 4.
