4th Annual Drukpa Council Held at Ladakh

4th Annual Drukpa Council Held at Ladakh PR Newswire LEH, India, October 30, 2012 LEH, India, October 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- th thThe 4 Annual Drukpa Council (ADC) was held at the 16 century Hemis Monastery in Leh, Ladakh (India) by the Drukpa Buddhists amidst a lot of fanfare. Buddhists from India and across the world assembled at this picturesque landscape to share and reconnect the various practices through teachings. The ADC saw the presence of His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of Drukpa Buddhists, more than 50 Drukpa masters from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Europe, Americas and Asia and approximately a lac followers coming together to support the Drukpa Lineage. The complete event was presided over by organising chairperson His Eminence Thuksey Rinpoche. The ADC is the largest gathering of Drukpa masters from across the world, who come together to pray and transfer centuries of wisdom to people at large. It is also an opportunity for the Drukpas to push for positive change in the social fabric of the region, as well as in the world at large. thBhutan's Home Minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji arrived on 27 October in Leh, officially representing the Bhutanese government's participation in the ADC. From Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh, Rigzin Spalbar, District Commissioner Tsering Angchuk and Executive Councillor of Tourism, Gyurmed thDorje are among the local government representatives supporting the 4 ADC.