Losar festival (Tibetan New Year) - Towards a calmer life Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 10:35 IST
The Tibetan celebration is spread across the neighbouring nations of Nepal and Bhutan and each following one s own customs. File image | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Akdsatthda ca bhummatthd, deva ndgd mahiddhikd,
Pufifiantam anutnoditva, ciram rakkhantu sdsanam.
May the beings of the sky [or of space] and of the Earth, Devas and Nagas [i.e., gods and serpent-spirits] of great power,
After having shared in the merit [of this pija], Long protect the Sacred Doctrine.
An Oral Prayer led by Theravada Buddhist Followers
The Losar festival which I came to know through my pursuit of the Buddhist concept of mindfulness when I was curating the Buddhist section at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. I could think of nothing more appropriated and significant than the Buddhist concept of mindfulness. In these pandemic times more than ever with the ephemerality of life