The participation of people shows the admiration that the Dalai Lama enjoys among Buddhists of the world and the impact that Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy has created.
"He (Dalai Lama) had said yesterday that in China, the government does not believe in any religion and terms Buddhism as poison. It was an idea of Mao Zedong which the Chinese government is still continuing," Kailash Sonbodh, Dalai Lama's translator said.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said the Chinese government tried to destroy Buddhism, considering it to be poison but they were not successful.
A group of high-ranking Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks, who were on a recent pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya, seeks the visit of His Holiness Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka.
The Chinese woman in Bihar's Bodh Gaya was detained on account of visa overstay and not over any 'threat' to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, the Bihar Police clarified on Thursday.
Heeraben Modi passed away today at around 3:30 am at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in the city of Ahmedabad. She was hospitalised on Wednesday after her health deteriorated.
Amid the visit of Dalai Lama to Bihar's Bodh Gaya, a security alert was issued on Thursday with security agencies searching for a Chinese woman, who is suspected to be spying on the Tibetan spiritual leader.