Buddhist Leader Dalai Lama
(CHAKRA) His Holiness, the Dalai Lama paid a recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir to see some Buddhist landmarks on the bordering outskirts of the city. R.S. Mehta, the Director of Tourism, warmly welcomed him.
Mehta convened a meeting with the representatives of Travel, Trade and Hotel Association so that his Holiness’s visit would be nothing but smooth. Necessary arrangements including security measures were made well in advance of the Dalai Lama’s visit.
During the trip, His Holiness first visited an ancient Buddhist place on the Akhnoor border belt known as Amabaran. Health Minister Sham Lal told reporters that His Holiness addressed up to 50, 000 people at Amabaran.
In addition to that a group of school children in Akhnoor were an audience to His Holiness’s teachings during a photo exibition inauguration in kala Kendra. The well-behaved children listened with interest at the Amabaran Buddhist site.
It is hoped by the government officials of Jammu that the Dalai Lama’s visit will increase tourism for pilgrims in the Jammu division. The Nobel Peace Prize Receiver was welcomed with bright banners and advertisements, as well as crowd waiting in anticipation.