Public Discussion with the Kalon Tripa & the Speaker of the TPIE

Choni Tsultrim
5/23/2010


The Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey and Tibetan office co-organized public discussion on verity topic with the Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche & the Speaker of the TPIE Mr. Penpa Tsering today at Armenian Church New York City.

The discussion started about 10:00 am this morning. Organizer introduced briefly explained the reasons to organize such discussion and read some of the questions they received on paper and then directly jump onto discussion question answer until1:30PM. Took one hour lunch break and continued to 5:30PM.

Participants are from so many Tibetan communities in North America and specially local community leaders. More than three hundred Tibetans from New York and New Jersey all are so enthusiastically listened and participated in discussion of asking so many different type of questions without hesitation.

There are some people came up just showed appreciation to Kalon Tripa and Mr. speaker, Some people asked questions about religion, culture, green book, education, Jithu and of course H.H’s middle way approach and Tibetan issue with China.

At 5:30Pm Kalon Tripa gave final conclusion speech and organizer thanks all the people helped this public possible and a great day is over.