Tibetan monks to visit area
The sight of seven meditating men clothed in robes may surprise Capitol passers-by on Friday. Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India will lead a World Peace Meditation from noon to 1 p.m. at the statehouse in downtown Lansing as part of a 2002-03 North American tour.
Tibetan monks to visit area
Revitalizing energy: Visiting Buddhist monks will conduct a Cham ceremony, the first in mid-Michigan, to revitalize spiritual energies. Seven Tibetan monks will visit to raise awareness of their imprisoned religious leader. (Photo courtesy of MSU Students for a Free Tibet)
China set to install new leaders in Tibet
Chinese authorities have tapped two new leaders of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) government and could install them at any time, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has learned. The change appears to be aimed at handing control of Tibet to officials
Buddhists seek funds for visit by leader
The organizers of a Toronto visit from the Dalai Lama next year are seeking $1-million from the city and the province to support an event expected to draw 10,000 people. The request was made yesterday when a spokesman for the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario
Ngawang Sangdrol arrives in Switzerland For Medical Treatment
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 6, 2003 for medical treatment at the invitation of the Swiss government. She was received at the airport by representatives of the Swiss Government and the Tibet Bureau in Geneva.
Ngawang Sangdrol arrives in Switzerland For Medical Treatment
Photo: www.TibetanYouth.org
Fundraiser focuses on plight of Tibetan nuns
The sister-in-law of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, will be in town next week to speak at a fundraiser. The event will focus on the plight of Tibetan nuns who have fled persecution in their homeland.