Tibetans in exile offer special prayers for victims of Tibet earthquake (Picture credit: ANI) DHARAMSHALA: Following a recent earthquake in Tibet, hundreds of Tibetans in exile gathered to mourn and offer special prayers for the whole night for the victims of the earthquake. Tibetan monks and nuns led the special prayers in the main Tibetan temple, Tsuglagkhang, in the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala. The leading four Tibetan NGOs including the Tibetan Youth Congress , the Tibetan Women's Association, the Student for Free Tibet and the National Democratic Party of Tibet, had jointly organised the special prayer service here on Wednesday night.
Dechen Phakdon, a Tibetan activist, told ANI, "We heard about the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Dingri county in Tibet. We are sad and devastated that we have lost more than 128 lives of our Tibetan brothers and sisters.
We are in solidarity with them and for twelve hours, we are doing prayers for them in the main temple. It's home to so many Tibetan people in exile, especially where his holiness the Dalai Lama resides." Phakdon added, "It's an overnight prayer.
In our tradition and culture, we believe that if you pray for those who have lost their lives or for the families of the victims of the earthquake then it will enlighten their next path...
" Tenzin Lekdhen, an activist from Students for Free Tibet, told ANI, "We are here praying for the souls that have been departed and for those who are injured in the 7.1 magnitude earthquak.
