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The Kalachakra puja, one of the most sacred rituals of the Mahayana sect, scheduled to begin on January 12 at Bodh Gaya and in which Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the 17th Karmapa Urgyen Trinle Dorje will participate

Preparation for the 28th Kalachakra pooja is almost complete now with a whole-hearted support and cooperation from the Bihar State government and the local administration of the Gaya District as well as the local people.

A youth trying to lob stones at the 17th Karmapa while he was on his way to perform prayers was nabbed by police before he could harm the spiritual leader of the Tibetans.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Patna Monday under tight security following death threats from Chinese insurgents, police said.

The proximity between Gyngme Gyatso, an aide of Buddhist spiritual leader Karmapa who is in Bodh Gaya to attend Kalchakra Pooja, and a Chinese girl, Chen Yun Hann, has alerted state government agencies.

Once a Buddhist monk in Tibet, Lama Wangchuk, through his Silk Road Carpets, now sells exquisite rugs that have been hand-woven in Himalayan villages.

Bodh Gaya is all set to receive His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for the Kalachakra pooja beginning from January 12. His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Patna tomorrow (January 6) from Delhi.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama smiles while giving a talk in New Delhi, India, Sunday Jan. 5, 2003. The talk was organized by Tushita Mahayana Meditation Center. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday urged people to embrace the concept of equality and non-violence to make a better and peaceful world.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has been studying Buddhism and practicing meditation for most of his life. The highly respected Buddhist lama, whose name or title means "earth protector," "incarnate lama," and "precious teacher," is the head of the Shambala lineage and