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Saturday, September 19, 2026

The 14th Dalai Lama gave a major Kalachakra Tantra initiation in December 1985 in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama


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The 14th Dalai Lama gave a major Kalachakra Tantra initiation in December 1985 in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India.
Key Details of the Event
  • Location: Bodhgaya, Bihar, India (the sacred site of the Buddha's enlightenment)
  • Date: December 1985
  • Estimated Attendance: Approximately 200,000 attendees
  • Context: This was the 11th Kalachakra initiation conferred by His Holiness, coming just a few months after another notable Kalachakra initiation held in July 1985 in Rikon, Switzerland.
You can find the official historical list and schedule of these ceremonies directly on the Dalai Lama Teachings Archive.
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Friday, April 17, 2026

The ten most populous nations on earth are from the largest on down: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, and Mexico

 for example, I was flabberghasted to learn that Pakistan has almost 260 million people mostly because it is much smaller than the United States so that is a lot of people in a country not that large.

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The top 10 most populous countries are: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, and Mexico. Data is from World Population Review (2022).
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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Here are some Tibetan Words I found in my "Journal through Asia" from 1985 and 1986 while I was in India and Nepal and staying at Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries like in Rewalsar, India

Here is more on my trip to India and Nepal in 1985 and 1986 with my three children and wife then.

Monday, July 17, 2023 I found the complete "Freds'... 

Tibetan Buddhist words I was studying when I started to learn a little Tibetan: 

Gonpo- a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery

Gonpa- the head of a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery

Kakhapa-child (which also has something to do with the beginning of the Tibetan Alphabet

Kata-in mystic  language a term for Mother

Kataki- (generic) for Mountain

Kapala-skull or forehead

Kapha-a tree

Gsugpa-mystical  trantric practices

Kamata- the Lotus

Kamala-the water lilly the lotus (has various mystical and other meanings)

ka-rtsam-edible wild oats 

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The elevation of Rewalsar, India, a significant religious site in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, is approximately 1,360 meters (4,460 feet) above sea level

I was double checking that I got this altitude right. It had to be written after I went to Rewalsar, India with my family in early 1986 after I went to the Kalachakra  initiation with 500,000 other people in Bodhgaya, India in December of 1985. So, I wanted to get the altitude right. I'm in the hospital now and it's around 3:30 AM now and I decided that since I couldn't sleep anymore I might as well get up and write some.

If you are interested in Tibetan Buddhism, Rewalsar is also Called Tsopema (after Padmasambhava who was a Mahasiddha from Nalanda Buddhist University at the time he lived.

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Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, lived and brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century CE, a period marked by miraculous events, including his legendary birth from a lotus in the Swat Valley (modern-day Pakistan/Afghanistan) around 749 CE. He is a pivotal figure, considered the founder of the Nyingma school, and helped establish the first Tibetan monastery, Samye, under King Trisong Detsen. 

 

 

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The elevation of Rewalsar, India, a significant religious site in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, is approximately
1,360 meters (4,460 feet) above sea level, situated on a mountain spur in the Southern Himalayan belt. This mid-altitude location offers pleasant summers and freezing winters, with its famous lake surrounded by mountains. 
  • Altitude: ~1,360 meters / ~4,460 feet
  • Location: Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India, about 22.5-25 km from Mandi town. 

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... India, located approximately 24 km southwest of Mandi town at an elevation of about 1360 meters. It serves as a prominent pilgrimage site revered by Hindus ...

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This gorgeous lake may be found approximately 22.5 kilometres away from Mandi at an elevation of approximately 1,360 metres above sea level. The lake is ...
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Rewalsar Lake from top, a serene spiritual site


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It is elevated approximately 1,360mm above sea level. Rewalsar lake is shaped like a square with the shoreline of about 735m. Apart from the crystalline blue ...
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It is located 22.5 km south-west from the town of Mandi, at an elevation of about 1,360 metres (4,460 ft) above sea level, with a shoreline of about 735 m.
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