Church to support Tibet Campaign
The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has pledged the local Church’s support for the freedom struggle of Tibet.
Tibetans detained after anti-China protest
Chandigarh, Police detained five Tibetans after a noisy demonstration here Wednesday against a Chinese delegation sparked a cane charge on the protestors.
Down to earth with Dalai
He’s more passion than compassion. More laughter than bliss. The Godking’s distinguishing marks are inoculation scars. He kicks off his acupressure rubber slippers and sits not in a bodhisattvik padmasana, but cross-legged like a matron settling down to gup-shup.
Buddha hard to find in Bihar
For Buddhists the world over, visiting important pilgrim towns — like Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Rajgir and Vaishali — is as important as the Haj is for Muslims. But they want a question answered first: “Is it okay to go to ‘Beehar’?”