17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje assures visit to Sikkim soon after meeting CM Golay

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 19: The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has assured that he will visit the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim soon after meeting Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) and Ecclesiastical Affairs Minister Sonam Lama on Sunday to discuss preparations for his long-awaited return to the state.

According to a post on the Ecclesiastical Affairs Ministry’s social media account, the meeting focused on arrangements for the Karmapa’s anticipated visit, which has remained a longstanding aspiration for Tibetan Buddhist devotees in Sikkim.

During the audience, Golay briefed the Karmapa on the near completion of a new building at Goenchen Phodong, inte...

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