Yeshi Gyatso Sentenced to Six Years
Dharamsala, 2 December: As the Tibetans and their supporters mark the first anniversary of the unprecedented death sentence passed on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (aka Ahnga Tashi) on this day last year, reports have emerged from Tibet that Yeshi Gyatso has been sentenced to
Trulku Tenzin Delek: a year since the death verdict
Today, 2 December 2003, marks the elapse of one year since Trulku Tenzin Delek, a.k.a Ah-Nga Tashi, a highly respected Buddhist teacher in Lithang County, Kardze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, was sentenced to death by the Kardze Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province.
Karmapa controversy hots up
The controversy surrounding the Rumtek monastery has deepened with a youth claiming that he is the “real incarnate” of the 16th Karmapa.
Dawa Sangpo Dorje has requested Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to allow him to prove his “supernatural power”
Plea to commute death sentence of Tibetan leader
The National Democratic Party of Tibet has appealed to the Chinese authorities to commute the death sentence given to Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a renowned Buddhist leader of Tibet. Rinpoche was sentenced to death on December 2, 2002 with two years reprieve.
Mongolia: Authorities don’t follow neighbours’ exclusion of religious leaders
Even though Mongolia’s influential neighbours China and Russia have not recently hosted Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso XIV or Pope John Paul II, Forum 18 News Service has found that in Mongolia they are welcome guests.
Nepal to open more trade routes with Tibet
Nepal and China will open two new Himalayan trade crossings to boost the Hindu kingdom’s trade with Tibet, Nepali officials said today. Agreement on the new crossings, one in eastern Nepal and the other in the west and which bring the total number of trading points to four
Tibet’s Gamble
They had waited for him since dawn, sun-drenched along an uneven mountain road. But when the Dalai Lama’s motorcade swept by, his passing wave left many vaguely disenchanted.
H.H. The Dalai Lama in Bombay
The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, leaves a hotel in Bombay after a routine health check-up, during his visit, December 1, 2003. The Dalai Lama said last week that he was extremely eager to negotiate with China about the treatment of Tibet and was optimistic about the outcome even though Beijing remained suspicious.
Photo by Roy Madhur