Dalai Lama congratulates US President elect Trump on election victory

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The foremost exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama extended his congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his return to the White House for a second term following his victory in the U.S. presidential elections.  In his congratulatory message, the Dalai Lama expressed his enduring admiration for the […]

His Eminence Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche named as 105th Gaden Tripa

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov 7: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has appointed His Eminence Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Dorjee Pelsangpo as the 105th Gaden Tripa, the supreme head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The current 104th Gaden Tripa, Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Pelsangpo, recently requested to step down from his position. Following traditional […]

Tibetan translation of Barbara Demick’s “Eat the Buddha” launched in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The Tibetan translation of Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town, a critically acclaimed book by American journalist Barbara Demick, was launched on Tuesday at the conference hall of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamshala. Organised by Tibet Times, a Tibetan media outlet, the event […]