Tokyo: Around forty Tibetan and Japanese gathered at Gokukuji, a popular Buddhist temple in Tokyo to offer Tenshug [Long life prayer] for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the supreme spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan people. Tibetan community in Japan organized the prayer ceremony to compliment the grand ceremony on the same day in the exile Diaspora, Dharamsala, India and abroad.
Mr. Lhakpa Tshoko, Representative of Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama welcomed the participants and dwelt on the importance of the ceremony, and essential nature of HIs Holiness’ teaching for World peace and harmony. He lamented the earth quack disaster in Haiti, and said, “May our prayer also help the victims in finding relief and their return back to normal life at the earliest.”
The two hours prayer ceremony begun with the Representative Lhakpa Tshoko presenting prostration and traditional Tibetan scarf to the picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the altar, followed by offerings of Buddha statue, scripture and stupa; representation of Body, speech and mind [Ku, sung, thuk] of the Buddha. Prayer session was done with supplication and praise of Tara [Jetsun Dolma] and her mantra as the main recitations.
Gokokuji Temple’s Ven. Izawa and the monks offered tea and mochi [Japanese rice cake] to the participants at the end of the prayer. Mr. Kalsang Dhondup, Representative of the Tibetan community in his closing remark, thanked the participants and Gokokuji Temple for their whole hearted support in organizing the Tenshug ceremony, and requested for their continued support in His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s effort in propagating peace and harmony around the World.
