The Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration announced that the 34th Kalachakra will be held from January 3 – 14, 2017 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. The Kalachakra Initiation or Wheels of Time Empowerment is considered the essence of all the Buddhist teachings. Since 1954, His Holiness has given 33 Kalachakra initiations, the last one was held in Ladakh in 2014.