Dalai Lama to visit Japan: Reports
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama plans to visit Japan in November in a move likely to spark protests from China, press reports said on Saturday. The Dalai Lama accepted an invitation to visit Japan when he met with Japanese lawmakers in Dharamsala, India, on Friday
Movie talk
A press conference for the screening of the feature film called Melong was held at Gangkyi Hall at 11am, 15th March, 2003. The film’s director cum producer and male lead Tenzin Sheshi gave an exclusive insight into his first movie
Movie talk
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The Development of Tibetan Medicine in Europe
The Working Group of Complimentary and Natural Medicine through the Tibet Inter-group of the European Parliament invited Prof. Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya, (former Principal and Professor at the Mentseekhang of H.H. the Dalai Lama
Bharat Jagaran Yatra in South India
While the first phase of the nation-wide grassroot level campaign, “Bharat Jagaran Yatra” launched under the auspices of Tibetan Youth Congress and Bharat-Tibbat Sahyog Manch, completed in Northern India
Hu Jintao Becomes China’s New President
After years of preparation and months of maneuvering, China finally made Hu Jintao its president on Saturday, handing power to a new generation of leaders expected to continue liberal economic policies while maintaining tight Communist Party political control.
Hu Jintao Becomes China’s New President
New Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, is congratulated by outgoing President Jiang Zemin after Hu was named as his successor during a session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Saturday March 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
USF Forum Finds Commonality Between Christians, Buddhists
“I think the important thing is that 50 years ago, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation,” said Father Tom Lucas, S.J. (Society of Jesus) of the University of San Francisco.
A Sacred Circuit in Tibet
Mount Kailas, a white pyramidal mountain in western Tibet, is a mystical locus of four religious groups of Asia: Buddhists, Jains, Hindus and Bonpos, who practice the shamanistic, pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet.
A Sacred Circuit in Tibet
A stupa, or Buddhist shrine, stands before Mount Kailas in Tibet. (Lonely Planet Image)