Dalai Lama makes donation of 50K US Dollars for Taiwan relief efforts
Following the earthquake in Taiwan’s coastal city of Tainan on Feb. 6, the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama earlier sent a letter of condolence to the incumbent President Ma Ying-Jeou and pledged a don
Death of Tibetan man in McLeod Ganj forest ruled “accidental”
Speaking to Phayul, the Dharamshala Settlement Officer Tsering Lhamo said, “The settlement office was called by a TCV staff passing through the forest trail about a man in the forest lying unconscious in the afternoon of
Beijing irked by US Senate passing bill to change Chinese Embassy’s address to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza
China has expressed its disappointment at the United States Senate unanimously approving a bill last week proposing to name a plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC after the jailed Chinese activist
Dalai Lama to engage in public events despite ongoing treatment
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is set to engage in public events in the US despite undergoing a “precautionary prostrate treatment” at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The official w
Activist group commemorates “Tibetan Independence Day”
Activist group Students for a free Tibet on Saturday commemorated the fourth annual “Tibetan Independence day” in an apparent attempt to highlight Tibet’s nationhood and its separate sovereignty. The commemorations took place in many cities and towns across the globe through concerts, protests and other events to assert their de
Dalai Lama prescribes secular ethics in school curriculum
The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, undergoing precautionary treatment at Rochester, MN in the United States, earlier last week met with three Mayors and their colleagues to discuss the need for
THE LAST JOURNEY OF A GREAT TIBETAN SOLDIER
The sun finally went down on one more brave Tibetan. It was a very touching moment when the last remains of great Tibetan freedom fighter and Indian Armyman RATUK NGAWANG were consigned to flames yesterday ((13th
Copenhagen University shuts down Tibetan studies wing
The Copenhagen University earlier this week shut down its Tibetology or Tibetan studies department citing defunding by the Danish government. The move by the prestigious university in the capital of Denmark is seen
Karmapa announces plans of monastic college for Buddhist women
The head of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, presiding over the 3rd Arya Kshema Winter Dharma gathering, recently announced in Bodh Gaya his plans to create a m
Two monks detained for holding prayer for Dalai Lama’s health in Drango
Two high ranking monks from Chongri Monastery in Drango County, Kardze in Sichuan Province, have been detained by Chinese authorities following a mass prayer by Tibetans for recovery of the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama who is currently undergoing a “preventive prostrate treatment” in the United