Shimla, May 11 -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and devotees from across India, Nepal, Bhutan and other Himalayan regions gathered at Dorje Drak Monastery on Monday as His Eminence 7th Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche (Jigdrel Pema Shedrup Tenpai Gyaltsen) commenced a five-day series of special Buddhist teachings, empowerments and oral transmissions based on the sacred tantric traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Devotees and Buddhist disciples from countries including China, Taiwan and the United States have also arrived in the hill town to participate in the spiritual congregation, considered one of the significant religious events for followers of the Dorje Drak lineage of the Nyingma tradition.

Senior monks and spiritual practitioners partici...