China cremates prominent Tibetan monk against family’s wishes
July 16, 2015By Sui-Lee Wee, 16 July 2015 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities cremated the body of a prominent Tibetan monk on Thursday, his sister said, denying family members custody of his remains amid suspicions over the cause of his death. More than 30 monks, nuns and family members of Tenzin Delek read more →
Richard Gere speaks up for Tibet at US hearing
July 15, 2015AFP, 15 July 2015 Washington (AFP) – Hollywood star Richard Gere expressed outrage Tuesday over the death in a Chinese prison of a key Tibetan dissident, as the US Congress explored ways to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over Tibet. Testifying before the House of Representatives human rights commission, Gere read more →
Death of Tibetan Monk Draws Ire of US Lawmakers
July 15, 2015By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press, WASHINGTON — Jul 14, 2015, 5:51 PM ET U.S. lawmakers held a moment of silence Tuesday and expressed anger and sadness over the death in prison of a prominent Tibetan monk, and lamented that U.S. criticism of China’s conduct is failing to stop repression of read more →
China targets lawyers in new human rights crackdown
July 15, 2015More than 100 legal professionals and activists have been questioned or detained with strong attacks in state media against those affected A protest outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco against the detention of lawyers and human rights activists, who have been denounced as a ‘criminal gang’ read more →
Clarifying His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Stand on Dolgyal/Shugden
July 15, 2015By Staff Writer dalailama.com 12 July 2015 On 7th July, the final day of official celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday in Orange County, California, representatives of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL) invited the International Shugden Community (ISC) to meet and explain what they read more →
China’s stressed-out ‘millenials’ embrace Buddhism
July 14, 2015By Lu-Hai Liang, CNN, 24 June 2015 Beijing (CNN): Five years ago, Beijinger Robert Zhao went on a trip to Tibet. What he encountered left him confused but intrigued. A science graduate from China’s elite Tsinghua University, he had been taught to mistrust superstition and religion, but in the culture read more →
Integrating Tibet with the World
July 14, 2015On course: “China stresses that its bold enterprise is part of its western development plan to elevate the economies of its relatively backward regions.” The picture shows road construction in full swing in Eastern Tibet. Photo: Atul Aneja By Atul Aneja, The Hindu, 13 July 2015 The ambitious Sichuan-Tibet railway read more →
China Opposes US Official’s Meet with the Dalai Lama
July 14, 2015Business Standard (PTI) 13 July 2015 China today voiced its opposition over a senior US official meeting with the Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday, asking America to honour its “commitment” to recognising Tibet as part of the country. “China is strongly displeased by and opposed to a senior US read more →
Scientific Proof Of Reincarnation. Yes, The Soul Exists.
July 10, 2015Written by Steven Bancarz| A lot of people are resistant to the idea of a “soul” because of how this term has gotten wrapped up in religious superstition and dogma. Some people think it is outright silly. But the concept of consciousness being able to detach from the body offers a read more →
The Beijing paradox
July 9, 2015By Shyam Saran, Business Standard, 7 July 2015 China’s unprecedented effort to prepare global public opinion for its rise to pre-eminence A recent visit to Beijing as an invitee to the Fourth World Peace Forum proved to be a welcome opportunity to feel the pulse of an emerging great power. The forum is the read more →