It's just another in a long series of very sad days for Tibetan Buddhists as tensions persist with the Communist Chinese authorities. Buddhists worldwide have been searching for guidance to help them cope with the tragedy in Tibet and therefore will be using the Internet to follow His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he presides over an official ceremony prior to a Losar protest hunger fast.
Tendar Tsering has reported for Phayul.com "The Dalai Lama to preside over official ceremony prior to Losar hunger fast." On February 22 at Tsug-la Khang, at the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala in India the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will preside over the early morning Losar, Tibetan New Year official ceremony. After the ceremony, which includes prayer sessions and traditional rituals, Tibetans, to be led by the members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will begin a day long campaign in solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet.
A day long hunger strike will begin at 10 am beginning with the rendition of the Tibetan National anthem and a moments mourning for the victims of police firings and self-immolations in Tibet. The Central Tibetan Administration has said 23 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire demanding the return of the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet. With no end to the tensions in site three Tibetans burned their bodies protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet just last week. There will be a candle light vigil in the evening at the end of the hunger strike. Tibetans all over the world are being encouraged by the Tibetan Parliament in exile to observe fasting on February 22 in order to show solidarity and support with Tibetans inside Tibet.
