According to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), an estimated 21,000 people, monks, nuns, laypeople, and schoolchildren, assembled on July 25, for a special Dharma discourse held at Karsha Phodrang, Ladakh.
The Dalai Lama spoke about Bodhichitta, the spirit of enlightenment, and how it has guided his life. He said that admiration should not come from selfish desire, but through service to others.
On the occasion of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana Day, Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama gave a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's eigh Verses of Mind Training and also conducted the ceremony for generating Bodhichitta at the Main Tibetan Temple Tsuglhakh
Every year, the Dalai Lama imparts his teachings, especially to the younger generation. The Tibetan spiritual leader will impart teachings on human values and the Three Objects of Refuge (kyapdro ngotro) and will also conduct the ceremony of generating of Bodhichitta (semkye).