Panchen Lama’s birthday marked by calls for his release
The 14th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, was marked here this evening by a rally outside the Chinese Embassy seeking his immediate and unconditional release.
Tibetans want Panchen Lama freed
Over 500 Tibetans of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) and Regional Tibetan Women’s Congress (RTWC) today staged a demonstration here seeking the release of the Panchen Lama, Tranzin Gendun Chokyi Niyama, held by the Chinese.
Concern over Panchen Lama’s detention
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, while celebrating the 15th birthday of 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Cheokyi Nyima here today, expressed its concern about his continued detention for last eight years by the Chinese authorities.
NGOs urge Chinese govt. to let Tibetan delegations meet Panchen Lama
Chronological events surrounding the recognition of the 11th Panchen Lama’s 1385-1438 1st Panchen Lama, Khedup Gelek Pelsang 1439-1504 2nd Panchen Lama, Sonam Choklang 1505-1564 3rd Panchen Lama, Wensa Lobsang Dhondup
Herzog finds poetry in Buddhism
Half a million pilgrims came to Bodh Gaya, India in May, 2002, for a ritual invoking world peace and harmony. The Buddhist Kalachakra Initiation takes place every 12 years under the Tree of Enlightenment in this northern Indian village known as the birthplace of Buddhism.