28 April 2008
Dalai Lama attends religious service for Tibetan victims
(Phayul) The Dalai Lama presided over a Buddhist prayer session, at the Tsuglag-Khang (main Tibetan temple) in Dharamsala, for the Tibetans victims of the recent crackdown in Tibet. A prayer ceremony marked the symbolic 49th day since Chinese authorities clamped down on Tibetan demonstrators in diverse locations across the Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan Buddhists believe 49 days or seven weeks is the time deceased people spend in limbo before being reborn into a new life.