His Eminence Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche during his meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the latter’s residence in Dharamsala DHARAMSHALA: His Eminence Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, who recently took charge as the head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, met with His (...)
TAIPEI: Tibetans and Taiwanese Buddhists in Taiwan are gearing up to celebrate the 77th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a variety of religious and cultural programmes. This year, the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be celebrated in three major cities of Taiwan: Taipei, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply concerned over the Chinese government’s measures to shut Tibet’s door to the outside world amid its crackdown on Tibetans in capital Lhasa after the self-immolation protests spread there for the first time on 27 May. Besides imposing ban (...)
By The Wall Street Journal A flood of bad news prompts Beijing to ban foreign visitors. Chinese travel agencies announced on Wednesday that foreign travelers are no longer allowed to visit Tibet. This blanket ban is Beijing’s response to the flood of bad news from the region in recent weeks. If (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The economic conditions of the Tibetans living in the Mon Tawang region were not so well-off but the Tibetans of that region have, every year, donated money voluntarily for the welfare of orphan Tibetan children. This year too, in 2012, around 29 Tibetans from the region have (...)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the young members of the cathedral choir who performed during the 2012 Templeton Prize Ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on 14 May 2012/Photo/OHHDL/Tenzin Choejor London, 7 June 2012: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be arriving in Britain on 14 June for (...)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama giving teaching at the Tsuglagkhang, the main temple in Dharamsala, India/Photo/OHHDL DHARAMSHALA: Over 1,350 Indians from different parts of the country, who take interest and practise Buddhism, have gathered in Dharamsala to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Eminence the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje inaugurated a five-day Buddhist conference to discuss biodiversity, climate change, and natural disaster preparedness on the World Environment Day in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Over 60 representatives from 45 monasteries from (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay, as the chief guest, graced the final match of the highly popular Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial (GCM) football tournament between team Phuntsokling FC (Orissa) and Tashiphelgyal sports club (Pokhra) yesterday. The match began with a mintue’s silence in (...)
BEIJING, June 6, 2012 (AFP) – Chinese authorities have closed Tibet to foreign visitors, travel agents said Wednesday, just 10 days after two Tibetans set themselves on fire in the troubled region. The move comes at the start of a festival that traditionally sees tourists flock to the Himalayan (...)