Guwahati: The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama will pay a five-day visit to Sikkim from October 28, the state Ecclesiastical Department Minister, Ven Sonam Lama said.
The Lama along with the department secretary Passang D Phempu had met the Buddhist spiritual leader at his residence there on Wednesday and delivered a letter from Chief Minister P S Tamang inviting him to Sikkim, sources said.
Accepting the invitation, the Dalai Lama expressed his desire to visit Sikkim, which he stated was always dear to him, Lama stated.
CM Tamang said, “His Holiness expressed his deep gratitude for the invitation and enquired about the well-being of the people of Sikkim.”
“I am joyful that His Holiness accepted the invitation to visit our state. His benign presence will be a great privilege for the devotees to seek his blessings”, Tamang added.
This will be the sixth visit to the state, which till 1975 was a Buddhist monarchy and had a close cultural relationship with Tibet.
The Dalai Lama had last visited Sikkim in 2010. However, he was scheduled to visit Sikkim in 2018 but it was canceled due to his health issues.
