Dharamshala, July 5 -- The 15th Tibetan Religious Conference concluded on Friday at McLeodganj in Dharamshala.

The conference was attended by the religious leaders and representatives of all major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Besides participants, the closing ceremony was attended by chief guest speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Sikyong Penpa Tsering. At the beginning of the conference on July 2, the 14th Dalai Lama's video message was delivered in which the Tibetan spiritual leader affirmed the continuation of the institution of the Dalai Lama.

During the closing ceremony, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, as the incumbent Kalon of the department of religion and culture - the organising department - addressed the gathering. Given the extensive...