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Kundun: The Presence of an Absence
The Huffington Post, 7 July 2015 By Dechen Pemba, Editor of High Peaks Pure Earth We Tibetans have many terms of respect for His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Yeshe Norbu, Gongsachog, Chenrezig, Gyalwa Rinpoche, Kundun… These are the names we use when we speak amongst ourselves and these were also read more →
The Dalai Lama Talks About Pope Francis, Aging and Heartbreak With TIME
Tibet’s exiled government and Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama stands on stage before making a speech to an audience at the ESS Stadium in Aldershot, southern England, Monday, June 29, 2015. Before the speech on Monday, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader inaugurated the Buddhist Community Centre UK. (AP Photo/Matt read more →
Tibet’s tough road ahead
The Dalai Lama prepares to speak in Aldershot, southern England, in June. (Ben Stansall/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) By Carl Gershman July 5, The Washington Post ( Carl Gershman is president of the National Endowment for Democracy ) The 80th birthday Monday of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, is an occasion read more →
Dalai Lama, Anything But “A Simple Buddhist Monk”
By Shashi Tharoor, NDTV, 6 July 2015 When the United Nations convened a Millennium World Peace Summit of religious leaders at its headquarters in 2000, one major religious figure was conspicuous by his absence. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhism, had not been asked to read more →
As the Dalai Lama Turns 80, Tibet Still Suffers
By Richard Gere and Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street Journal, 5 July 2015 On July 6 the Dalai Lama, whose spiritual wisdom and friendship have been touchstones for both of our lives, is turning 80 years old. Since his harrowing escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet into exile on horseback through the high Himalayas read more →
The readers’ editor on… Buddhism and organised lobbying
By Stephen Pritchard, The Guardian, 4 July 2015 Hundreds of protesting emails demanding retractions and apologies poured in last month after the Observer reported on planned demonstrations in Britain against the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader. Coupled with a storm on Twitter and placard-waving near our office in London, read more →
India lucky to be home to Dalai
The Statesmen, 5 July 2015 Three former Indian foreign secretaries, one of whom was also the National Security Advisor, and a former union minister came together on stage on Saturday here to pay warm tributes to the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Former foreign secretaries Shyam read more →
Trust deficit in Tibet
Beneath the veneer of calm, Lhasa still remains a city divided despite Beijing’s grand development plans. And a silent prayer still goes out for the Dalai Lama Ananth Krishnan, 2 July 2015, India Today The Deyang Shar courtyard, or the courtyard of eastern happiness, sits right at the heart of read more →
New Postage Stamp in Germany Recognizes Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
Germany’s stamp in honor of the Dalai Lama. Copyright ICT, but free for reprinting with attribution and downloadable at http://bit.ly/1Jz8EhN International Campaign for Tibet, 2 July 2015 A postage stamp celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday and created by the International Campaign for Tibet, will be available in Germany. The read more →
Try a little tenderness, the Dalai Lama urges a sellout crowd at SMU
By Julie Fancher, Dallas Morning News, 1 July 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK — The Dalai Lama discussed the importance of compassion in achieving peace — and whether he should be the last Dalai Lama — during a celebration of his upcoming 80th birthday. “I am just one human being, one out read more →
Tibet Isn’t Free Yet; That Doesn’t Mean the Dalai Lama Has Failed
Huffington Post, 26 June 2015 By Freya Putt, Human rights activist & Deputy Director at Tibet Action Institute In recent years, I’ve noticed an increasing trend of articles and commentaries examining the Dalai Lama’s life and legacy that conclude Tibetans, and he as their leader, have failed in their cause read more →
Tribute to KUNDUN
By Jamyang Dorjee 6th July is the official birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama referred to as Kundun, by Tibetans. The Mega celebration of the 80th birthday already begun and continues right across the continents in different forms including offering long life prayers ‘Tenshug’ both by Tibetans and non read more →
EU Leaders Urge China to Adopt Tough Climate-Change Goals
By Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal, 29 June 2015 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants China to join Europe in its emissions target BRUSSELS—European Union leaders Monday urged China to adopt tough climate-change goals as they and other nations head toward a critical climate conference in Paris at year’s read more →
Tusk urges China to restart Dalai Lama representatives talks
Business Standard, 30 June 2015 EU president Donald Tusk urged China today to restart a dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “I expressed our concerns on freedom of expression and association in China including people belonging to minorities including Tibetan and Uighur,” Tusk said at read more →
China warns Glastonbury organizers after Dalai Lama’s invite
Revellers use the lavatories during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 25, 2015. REUTERS/DYLAN MARTINEZ China on Friday warned organizers of the Glastonbury Festival that inviting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit one of Europe’s largest music festivals was tantamount to giving him a read more →