Geneva, Switzerland: On 23 August 2025, the 24th founding anniversary of ‘Tibet auf dem Säntis’ Stupa was commemorated in the presence of the Tibetan Community from Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Sangyal Kyab, the Chinese Liaison Officer for European countries from the Tibet Bureau in Geneva, (...)
Goa: On the evening of 21 August 2025, Chief Representative Officer (CRO) Jigme Tsultrim of South Zone held a meeting with the President and members of the Goa Tibetan Welfare Market Association. The discussion focused on recent challenges surrounding land availability and security for Tibetan (...)
dalailama Leh, Ladakh: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was today invited to a lunch in his honour at Abi-Spang Spituk by the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and the Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA). Despite the persistent and untimely rain, His Holiness reached the venue where he was welcomed by (...)
Pandoh: On 23 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan Settlement, where he toured the Jangchup Lhakhang and the settlement office before addressing the local Tibetan residents settling in Pandoh, Mandi, and Sundar Nagar. Earlier that day, while travelling from (...)
–dalailama.com Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh: Celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s current visit to Ladakh were held this morning at Sindhu Ghat, the site dedicated to the River Indus. In his welcoming address Tsering Angchok, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development (...)
Rewalsar, Mandi: After successfully concluding official engagements in Bir and Chauntara, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Rewalsar (famously known as Tso Pema) in Mandi District, where he offered prayers at the sacred Guru Rinpoche meditation caves and the towering statue of Guru Padmasambhava. (...)
Dharamshala: On 18 August 2025, the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), organised an Inter-School Dialectic Meet with the participation of 26 Tibetan boarding and day schools from across India at the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School, Chauntra. In the morning (...)
Chinese emperors, especially those of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, recognized that control over Tibetan Buddhism offered a powerful form of soft power. By leveraging religious authority, they could exert indirect political influence over Buddhist populations beyond China’s borders. -by Dr. (...)
Tashi Palkhiel, Pokhara: From 18 August to 20 August 2025, Tashi Palkhiel settlement in Pokhara, Nepal, observed a handing-taking over ceremony between new settlement officer Passang Wangdu and outgoing settlement officer Tashi Tsetan. TSO Karma Sopa Thinley from Lodrik Tibetan settlement (...)