Tibetans heap laurels on state Chief Minister
The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile yesterday heaped laurels of gratitude and admiration upon the visiting state Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for always being ready, willing and able to support the Tibetan
Barren Tibet had thick cypress forests some 4600 years ago
Researchers have revealed that the barren landscape of Tibet as is in evidence recently, was covered by thick cypress forests some 4600 years ago. According to the research carried out by Georg Miehe
Ladakhis celebrate Losar festival
Ahead of the first dawn of 2007, Ladakhis celebrated the onset of Losar festival on Thursday, which according to the Tibetan calendar, generally commences a week prior to the Gregorian New Year, with fun n’ frolic.
Eyes on state for religious varsity plot
After failed attempts to procure suitable land in Bihar to construct a university, the Bodhi Society had now set its eyes on Jharkhand. Prime minister of Tibet (in exile), Kalon Tripa Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche,
TVA Brings Vegetarianism to Buddhism’s Birthplace
It has become an annual Dharma Woodstock: Buddhists from every sect and country have again converged at the Mahabodhi Mahavihara in Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment, for the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo.
A home in the mind – Book review
Exile is a heavy burden. Negotiating the unfamiliar and often precarious road in strange lands test the collective endurance and also enriches people’s