Devotees lining the street to greet His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he rides in a golf cart from the Tibetan Monastery to the Kalachakra Teaching Ground for the first day of teachings in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama consecrating a new Buddha statue commissioned by the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view of the new Buddha statue commissioned by the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee at the Kalachakra Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Theravadin monks associated with the Mahabodhi Society chanted the Mangala Sutta in Pali at the start of the first day of His holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanking the Theravadin monks after their chanting on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama listening to the opening prayers on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view from behind the stage at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground on the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama enjoying some tea and bread during a break on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monastics following the text by Nagajuna, "In Praise of Dhammadhatu" on the first day of teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the 50,000 strong audience listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Audience members for Southeast Asia listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama acknowledging the crowd at the conclusion of the first day of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
