Gallery - H.H. 14th Dalai Lama consecrates the Jade Buddha in Sydney, Australia.

The wish of many people was fulfilled when His Holiness the Dalai Lama consecrated the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace in Sydney on Tuesday December 1 2009. Lama Zopa Rinpoche had advised that the Jade Buddha must be consecrated by His Holiness and the opportunity came when the organisers of Dalai Lama's visit suggested the Jade Buddha be on stage at his teachings. His Holiness bowed to the Jade Buddha at the commencement of each teaching session.

Photography © Rusty Stewart 2009.