Dalai Lama to give instruction to Russian BuddhistsThe Dalai Lama is to give a special instruction session to Russian followers of Tibetan Buddhism. Some 1,500 pilgrims are expected to arrive at his residence in Dharmasala, India, on December 19. The three-day event is organized by religious organizations from Moscow and the republics of Buryatia, Kalmykia and Tyva. This year the Dalai Lama is for the first time going to give teachings as just a religious leader. Earlier this year he resigned as the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile and handed over power to an elected official ending a centuries-long tradition.