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33rd Kalachakra Initiation by His Holiness Dalai Lama
in Leh, Ladakh in July, 2014
The word Kalachakra means cycles of time.
This term is used in the context of the
highest tantric practice in Tibetan, Mongolian
and Nepali Buddhism. The meaning of
Kalachakra Tantra is included within the
three Kalachakras, or Wheels of Time: The
Outer Wheel of Time, the Inner Wheel of
Time, and the Other Wheel of Time. The
Outer Wheel of Time is the external world of
the environment and it is also called "The
procession of the external solar and lunar
days." The Inner Wheel of Time is the human
body that is an inner Jambudvipa, or earthsurface.
Likewise, the inner channels,
elements, and movements of the winds are
set forth as the Inner Wheels of Time. The
Other Wheel of Time is the initiations and
paths of Kalachakra.
S No Month Place People attended
1 May 1954 Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet 1,00,000
2 April 1956 Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet 1,00,000
3 March 1970 Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India 30,000
4 January 1971 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India 10,000
5 December 1974 Bodhgaya, Bihar, India 1,00,000
6 September 1976 Leh, Ladakh, India 40,000
7 July 1981 Madison, Wisconsin, USA 1,500
8 April 1983 Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 5,000
9 August 1983 Tabo, Himachal Pradesh, India 10,000
10 July 1985 Rikon, Switzerland 6,000
11 December 1985 Bodhgaya, Bihar, India 2,00,000
12 July 1988 Zanskar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 10,000
13 July 1989 Los Angeles, California, USA 3300
14 December 1990 Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India 1,30,000
15 October 1991 New York, New York, USA 3000
16 August 1992 Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, India 20,000
17 April 1993 Gangtok, Sikkim, India 1,00,000
18 July 1994 Jispa, Himachal Pradesh, India 30,000
19 December 1994 Barcelona, Spain 3,000
20 January 1995 Mundgod, Karnataka, India 50,000
21 August 1995 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 30,000
22 June 1996 Tabo, Himachal Pradesh, India 20,000
23 September 1996 Sydney, Australia 3,000
24 December 1996 Salugara, West Bengal, India 2,00,000
25 August 1999 Bloomington, Indiana, USA 4,000
26 August 2000 Kyi, Himachal Pradesh, India 25,000
27 October 2002 Graz, Austria 10,000
28 January 2003 Bodhgaya, Bihar, India 2,00,000
29 April 2004 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 8,000
30 January 2006 Amarvati, Andhra Pradesh, India 1,00,000
31 July 2011 Washington, DC, USA 8000
32 January 2012 Bodhgaya, Bihar, India 2,00,000
33 July 2014 Leh (Ladakh), Jammu & Kashmir, India 1,50,000
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