The Kalachakra In Amaravati 2006

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Kalachakra 2006, Amaravati, India

From January 5th - 16th 2006, the Dalai Lama offered the Kalachakra Empowerment for the 30th time in his life at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, south India.

The Kalachakra is a Buddhist ritual in which a mandala is painted with coloured sand made from precious stones. A mandala that represents everything and is made for everyone. The ritual dismantling of the mandala in the final celebration and its pouring into the water stands...
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Kalachakra 2006, Amaravati, India

From January 5th - 16th 2006, the Dalai Lama offered the Kalachakra Empowerment for the 30th time in his life at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, south India.

The Kalachakra is a Buddhist ritual in which a mandala is painted with coloured sand made from precious stones. A mandala that represents everything and is made for everyone. The ritual dismantling of the mandala in the final celebration and its pouring into the water stands symbolically for transitoriness of all material.

For such an ancient teaching to be given again close to the site at which it originally occurred was a rare and auspicious occasion.
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