Sander Feinberg

From January 5th - 16th, 2006, His Holiness the Dalai Lama taught from Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way and offered the Kalachakra Empowerment for the 30th time in his life at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, south India. Amaravati is closely associated with Dhanyakataka, where, the scriptures record, the Buddha first revealed the Kalachakra.

For such an ancient teaching to be given again close to the site at which it originally occurred was a rare and auspicious occasion. It also took place at the beginning of a year that by common assent is being marked as the 2,550th anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha of this era.

Kalachakra is a Buddhist tantric practice belonging to the Highest Yoga Tantras the empowerment for which has traditionally been given in Tibet to large gatherings of people. HH the Dalai Lama will be giving the empowerment for the 30th time in his life at Amaravati in January 2006.

From: http://www.kalachakra06.com