The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in the city of Zurich on Thursday evening after completing his engagements in Germany. However, the government of Switzerland is surprisingly not officially receiving the Tibetan spiritual leader and there are no meetings scheduled to take place with His Holiness.
“The Dalai Lama is visiting Switzerland on a four-day trip beginning on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tibet Institute near Zurich. No meetings with the government have been scheduled. ” reported the Swiss Info channel in an update on Friday adding that the Tibetan spiritual leader will not be received by any of the seven-member Federal Council during his 15th visit to the country.
The president of the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association explained in the report that it is incomprehensible that the government of Switzerland is not receiving the Nobel Peace Laureate and Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama this time. According to the report, this is the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit to the country.
“It is particularly incomprehensible that the government is not receiving the Dalai Lama this time,” Thomas Büchli, president of the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association, told the media according to the report. According to him, it would have been mere “politeness” to welcome the Nobel Peace Prize winner “with dignity” on the occasion of the jubilee
His Holiness will be visiting Switzerland from September 21 to 23 to grace four programs scheduled in three cities. The four day program schedule includes a religious ceremony with H.H. the Dalai Lama to celebrate the 50 years jubilee of the monastery on Friday, 21.09.2018 between 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon that includes a Long life prayer and Mandala offering for H.H. the Dalai Lama.
Official Function with H.H. the Dalai Lama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tibet Institute will be held on Saturday, 22.09.2018, which is scheduled to begin from around 9:30 am local time and conclude by 3:00 pm local time. A teaching from the Tibetan spiritual leader on three of his favorite texts will be given on Monday, 23.09.2018 in the morning session organized by Tibetan Community in Switzerland & Liechtenstein and Tibet Institute Rikon.