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Phone number: 718.626.2500

TEACHING ON "THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS BY HIS HOLINESS  THE 14TH DALAI LAMA

On July 17, 2008, Himalayan Buddhist Community is honored to be hosting His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he returns to New York City for one day of teaching. Held at Radio City Music Hall, this special teaching will be on The Four Noble Truths that elucidates the sufferings within a being.

Knowing of your interest in the wisdom and culture of Tibetan Buddhism, I write to ask you to consider becoming a Sponsor of the upcoming visit.  As a Sponsor, you will receive front and center Sponsor seating in Radio City’s Orchestra section for the teaching. With your Sponsor gift of $1,000, you help make His Holiness’ visit possible and allow us to provide tickets at a minimum, which enables thousands to benefit from this extraordinary experience. 

Himalayan Buddhist Community  is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the Himalayan culture, heritage and promote communal harmony among its people. Most of our members are from Nepal, the birth place of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha. Of Nepal's total population of 28.5 million people, 10.7 percent (over 3 million) identify themselves as Buddhists. The majority of these Buddhists are from the Himalayan regions of Nepal.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, regarded by his followers as the "living Buddha", is unequivocally the ultimate messenger of Lord Buddha's teachings. However, due to the extreme pressure from the People's Republic of China, the Government of Nepal has vehemently denied access to His Holiness to enter Nepal and visit Lumbini, the birth place of Gautama Buddha. Ever since HH took refuge in Dharamsala, India, the Buddhist communities in Nepal have been strictly prohibited from extending invitation to their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to Nepal.

Members of Himalayan Buddhist Community approached His Holiness' representative to America, Mr. Tashi Wangdi, in New York in 2005. As a result of that effort, an audience with His Holiness was granted when he visited New York in September 2005. During that audience a formal letter of invitation was presented.

His Holiness immediately accepted the Himalayan Buddhist Community’s humble request. Since that day, with extreme joy, we have been looking forward to this day.

I hope you will be able to join us on July 17, 2008 as a Sponsor. To learn more or to reserve your tickets, please call (718)626-2500 or visit www.dalailamanyc2008.org.