Birthday Celebration of His Eminence Prof Samdhong Rinpoche
By Mary Trewartha / November 8, 2016
His Eminence Professor Samdhong Rinpoche celebrated his 77th birthday at a ceremony in Lha Charitable Trust’s Ahimsa Hall with offerings to the Three Jewels followed by prayers and the serving of tea and ceremonial rice. Rinpoche gave a talk on social work to representatives of various monasteries and non-government organisations. read more →
Long Life Prayer Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
By Akriti Goel / November 5, 2016
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed gratitude at the Long Life Prayer ceremony at Tsuglagkhang, the main temple in Dharamshala. Thanking the people of Pema Ko and Phenpo he said that he would live over the age of a hundred, and continue to serve mankind. “Even read more →
China Complains to Britain
By Tenzin Samten / November 4, 2016
China has issued a threat to Britain following a meeting last week between Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, the Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, and John Bercow, Speaker of Britain’s House of Commons. China warned that relations between the two countries could be hampered by the meeting. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson read more →
Larung Gar – a Visitor’s View
By Jimmy Lee / November 2, 2016
As our vehicle approached the police checkpoint at the small remote village of Wengda, about 70km south of Larung Gar, Laura stooped down to avoid detection. But it was hardly necessary, for it was already 10 o’clock at night, and the checkpoint was unmanned. We sailed through and congratulated ourselves read more →
East Meets West: Mindful Medicine Conference
By Tenzin Samten / November 1, 2016
Doctors from the United States met Tibetan medical practitioners at the conference East meets West: Mindful Medicine, which was held to a platform for a mutual learning. The conference included visits to Delek Hospital and Men-tse-khang, the Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute which gave the doctors from the US the read more →
TCV Celebrates 56 Years
By Dorji Kyi / October 26, 2016
Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) celebrated the 56th anniversary of its founding on October 23. More than a thousand local Tibetans gathered at the school to witness the opening ceremony. The three-day celebration included an athletics meet, art exhibitions, debates and cultural shows with students from five TCV branches participating in the read more →
China and India Vie for Trade with Nepal
By Ori Gutin / October 24, 2016
China and India are increasingly in competition over trade with Nepal; both countries share borders with Nepal, with Chinese-occupied Tibet to the north and India to the south. The Global Times, a state-run newspaper in China, has published an article claiming that China’s existing infrastructure in Tibet gives it an read more →
Tibet Supporters Worldwide Unite to Condemn China’s Demolition of Larung Gar
By Tenzin Samten / October 24, 2016
More than 180 Tibet support groups in at least 20 cities around the world staged demonstrations on October 19 in a co-ordinatedGlobal Day of Action for Larung, protesting against China’s illegal demolition of Larung Gar Buddhist academy and the forced eviction of residents there. Larung Gar Buddhist academy is located read more →
A Warm Welcome for His Holiness on his Five Nation Tour of Europe
By Ori Gutin / October 24, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed on a fifteen day, five-nation tour of Europe on October 8. During the trip, His Holiness visited Latvia, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Italy, spending two to three days in each nation, giving teachings on a number of Buddhist texts as well as read more →
Chinese President Welcomed to India with Peaceful Protests
By Jamie Adams / October 21, 2016
The arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Goa for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit on Saturday, October 15 sparked peaceful protests led by various Tibetan political groups and activists. A day prior to President Xi’s arrival, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) circulated a read more →