Dalai Lama to open Canadian monastery

Secret is Out – Dalai Lama will open monastery in Canada
Ray Van Eng

It is being built in Richmond, British Columbia and is expected to open in July of 2010. A Tibet style Thrangu Monastery in Canada is being built at 8140 No. 5 Road, Richmond, B.C. It will be finished by July of this year. And the secret is out – according to two unidentified sources that told me, the Thrangu Monastery in Canada will be opened by the 14th Dalai Lama on July 25, 2010. As of May 1, 2010 the construction work is largely completed. Craftsmen and workers are busy putting final touches on the magnificent edifice. Cleaning crews are also diligently preparing the building to be occupied once it opens. More>>

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