Gifu [Japan], July 15 (ANI): Mongol, Tibetan, and Japanese communities from throughout the Tokai area of Honshu Island gathered within the serene mountains of Gifu Prefecture to rejoice the ninetieth birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with pleasure, reverence, and cultural unity, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the Office of Tibet, Japan.
The gathering befell on the scenic Mini Mongolia Camping Ground, the place individuals engaged in Sangsol, the normal Tibetan incense-burning ceremony, providing sacred herbs and prayers for the lengthy life and good well being of His Holiness. A heartfelt rendition of the birthday tune adopted, together with the sharing of a birthday cake among the many attendees.
Tsering Dorjee, President of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), Japan, welcomed the friends and expressed gratitude to those that had travelled to Gifu to be a part of this special occasion.
He learn a message from Arya Tsewang Gyalpo, Representative of the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, wherein Arya emphasised the deep non secular and historic ties between Tibet and Mongolia. He urged the communities to check and protect their histories, that are being distorted below the affect of the Chinese Communist Party regime. He highlighted the importance of the establishment of the Dalai Lama and Jetsun Dhampa in selling peace and prosperity globally.
Professor Yang Haiying of Shizuoka University and Southern Mongol Kuriltai consultant Olhunud Daichin additionally addressed the gathering, talking on the long-standing friendship and shared heritage between Tibetans and Mongols. They emphasised the necessity to safeguard their sacred non secular and cultural traditions in a time of accelerating threats to identification and heritage.
The Mongolian group constructed conventional Ger (Mongolian tents) to supply individuals an immersive expertise of Mongol hospitality. Cultural exchanges continued late into the night, with conventional Tibetan circle dancing and karaoke performances of Tibetan, Mongolian, and Japanese songs, the CTA reported.
The occasion served as a vibrant testomony to the resilience and unity of those communities in honouring the non secular legacy of His Holiness and the bonds that unite their cultures. (ANI)