Buddha Meets Hollywood
When Richard Gere reflects on his youth, he pictures a depressive, brooding, lost young man with a leather jacket and long hair. Someone toting around a copy of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist tome Being
Follow Buddha’s path for peace, welfare: Dalai Lama
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama stressed the need for following the path set by Lord Buddha for the welfare and peace of the world. Each and every human being has to come forward for the
Roadblock on the Middle Path
The Chinese attacks on the Dalai Lama in recent months have been of an intensity and viciousness not seen for years. Among a host of accusations, he has been called a “false religious
China, India expedition to find sources of two big rivers
A team of Indian and Chinese scientists will embark on a joint expedition in the Himalayas to find out the exact sources of two of Asia’s biggest rivers, an official said Tuesday.
Mahabodhi society seeks indian citizenship for Dalai Lama
Urging India to grant citizenship to the Tibetian spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in view of his contribution to the mankind, a Buddhist organisation today said the political parties should work
China Must End Rural Reconstruction Campaign
The Chinese government’s latest campaign of forcing Tibetans to reconstruct their homes is deepening poverty rather than boosting economic development, Human Rights Watch said today. The
Tibet’s Nobel Peace Laureate Anniversary Celebrated in London
Tibetans and their supporters in Britain celebrated the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1989, in south London at Woolwich Town Hall on
His Holiness supports formation of International Buddhist Zone
Presiding over the World Buddhist Leaders Council, organized by the Maha Bodhi Society of India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama lauded the ongoing efforts to establish an International Buddhist Zone.
AIDS in Tibetan society
Speaking at the 46th founding anniversary of the Tibetan Childrens Village here, earlier in October, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke strongly on the need to contain the spread of AIDS
Kalon Tripa to address Tibet festival in Italy
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche is at present on a six-day official visit to Italy, where he will address the ongoing Tibet festival in Trento, hosted by a mountaineering