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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