Day: September 19, 2003

Beijing’s billions don’t free Tibet

The Chinese builders of a railroad bridge here wanted to make a gesture toward anyone still sensitive about outside domination a half-century after Beijing’s soldiers staged the “peaceful liberation” of this mountain kingdom.

In the Name of the Panchen Lama

His picture is as common in Tibet as Mao Zedong’s is in other parts of China. His broad, square face, often wearing a slight, mysterious smile, looks down from the walls of teahouses and temples, shops and restaurants, even nightclubs.

In the Name of the Panchen Lama

Hanzhudi, 60, keeps a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama above the counter in his shop in Gyantse, Tibet. The monk, who died in 1989, fought to preserve Tibet’s cultural identity. (Philip P. Pan — The Washington Post)

Tibet in Crisis, Past and Present

Tom Peosay’s documentary “Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion” is an impeccably made, often moving account of the captive nation of Tibet, forcibly annexed by China more than 50 years ago.

‘Simple Buddhist monk’ fills the Memorial Church

Tibetan Buddhism, with its pantheon of gods and demons, its elaborate rituals, colorful costumes, and esoteric meditation techniques, seems, to Westerners at least, to be the most exotic manifestation of the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama 2,500 years ago.

Monks share compassion and wisdom of the East

As part of a nationwide tour, ten Tibetan monks will visit Purdue and the surrounding areas this weekend. The monks will participate in various community events and discussions beginning today and lasting through Monday.