Dharamshala — His Eminence Ling Rinpoche received the honorary title of “Lokārthācārya Dharma Vibhūṣaṇa”,meaning “Adornment of the Dharma, Teacher of Global Welfare." This prestigious honor is bestowed in recognition of His Eminence’s exceptional contributions to the welfare of humanity and the promotion of the Buddha’s teachings.
According to the office of Ling Rinpoche, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka, from October 31, to November 2, 2025. Ling Rinpohce offered the first replica of the Ashokan Pillar to the people of Sri Lanka and dedicated to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on the auspicious occasion of His 90th Birthday.
"This offering pays heartfelt tribute to His Holiness’s extraordinary life and his boundless contributions to the preservation and flourishing of the Buddha Dharma. It also carries profound prayers for the freedom and well-being of the Tibetan people," the office stated.
"The offering further expresses deep gratitude for the generous and historic gesture of the Sri Lankan people, who offered the sacred Buddha’s bone relics to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in April 2024," they added.
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche received the honorary title of “Lokārthācārya Dharma Vibhūṣaṇa.” Ling Rinpoche is the first Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhist Leader to receive this title.
The Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabhawa, a chapter of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya—one of Sri Lanka’s principal Buddhist monastic orders—conferred upon His Eminence Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche the rare and distinguished honorary title “Lokārthācārya Dharma Vibhūṣaṇa,” meaning “Adornment of the Dharma, Teacher of Global Welfare.”
"This prestigious honor is bestowed in recognition of His Eminence’s exceptional contributions to the welfare of humanity and the promotion of the Buddha’s teachings. The title has been awarded only twice before—to the most senior monks of Thailand and Myanmar—and now, for the first time, to a Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhist leader, acknowledging His Eminence’s far-reaching and compassionate efforts in spreading the Buddha Dharma throughout the world," the office explained.
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche served as the Chief Guest at the enshrinement ceremony of the sacred Buddha Bone Relics at the Semkay Ling Pali and Sanskrit Centre, from the Rajguru Subuthi Maha Viharaya Temple, Waskaduwa, on November 1, 2025.
On the same day, His Eminence presided over the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Kundun Compassion Retreat, a new spiritual center dedicated to the teachings of compassion and wisdom inspired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with an animal liberation ceremony and book distribution to local school children.
