Karmapa Lama prays for world peace
Buddhist spiritual leader the 17th Karmapa Lama Ugyen Thrinley Dorje on Wednesday prayed for world peace at a ten-day prayer ceremony of his sect in Bodhgaya.
Prostitution on the rise among Tibetans
Recent reports from Tibet indicate that an increasing number of Tibetan women from rural areas, particularly in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), are working as prostitutes.
Interview with Samdhong Rinpoche: Tibet-China Negotiations
During the past year, the Government of China has indicated a new willingness to engage in a dialogue with representatives of the Dalai Lama. Two delegations headed by the Dalai Lama’s special envoys have visited Beijing and met with officials there and in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital.
Tibetan Youth Leadership Training Program, 2004
Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) is organizing the Tibetan Youth Leadership Training Program from 2nd January 2004-6th January 2004 at Dickyi Larsoe Tibetan Settlement, Bylakuppe, South India.
Chinese Journal Discusses Chinese Perception of the Dalai Lama
Liaowang Xizang, the Chinese-language journal published from Washington, D.C., has discussed the changing perception of the Dalai Lama in the Chinese community, in its latest issue (Issue # 5), mailed to subscribers in December 2003.
A mandala on First Night
Forget about luggage-laden guests, bellhops and martini-sipping barflies. This week at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, the main attraction was slightly out of the ordinary – a group of nine Tibetan monks and more than a million grains of sand.