Dharamsala: Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Ven Khenpo Sonam Tenphel attended the cremation ceremony of late Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism at Thupten Dorjedrak Monastery, Shimla on 19 October. Among the imminent spiritual … (...)
A year after the Chinese government-led demolitions of Larung Gar, a Buddhist institute in Tibet, satellite images reveal the scale of the extensive damage caused by the destruction. Rights groups Free Tibet and Tibet Watch released a joint report this Thursday, which “captures … (...)
Cécile Campergue, ethnologue, chargée de cours à l’Ucly (Lyon) et à l’IFER (Dijon) et postdoctorante au GSRL (Groupe Sociétés Religions Laïcités, [...]
Dharamshala: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration Dr Lobsang Sangay today congratulated Jacinda Ardern for being elected as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is the youngest prime minister of the country in the past 150 years … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: In recent years, China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources has gathered pace significantly. And Tibetans, with no power to protect their own land, are forced to watch as the economic benefits of Tibet’s resources flow out of their country. … (...)
FreeTibet.org, 19 October 2017 Read story here A new joint report by Free Tibet and Tibet Watch captures the scale of destruction caused to Tibet’s Larung Gar Buddhist Academy. “Destroying Heaven: China’s campaign of destruction at Larung Gar”, is being … (...)
New Delhi: On 21 October, an ardent Tibet supporter, Shri Sandesh Meshram will embark on “Free Tibet-Save India Cycle Rally”from Bodhgaya to Gangtok covering distance of 1050 kms in 23 days. The rally will start from Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya and a press conference … (...)
By Tsewang Dorji* – Tibetpolicy.net Tawang is one of the most important districts of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It also has a geostrategic significance to India. China claims it as south Tibet. Hence, this dispute of territorial demarcation … (...)
By Seetha Lakshmi, Times Of India City, Read Original story here. BENGALURU: Concerned over the safety of nearly 80,000 ancient Buddhist manuscripts and artefacts, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), one of the most important libraries and institutions … (...)