Dharamsala-based the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) will soon launch an online database of its over 60, 000 collections of Tibetan literature.
In light of China's execution of Lobsang Dhondup last month, and the torture and continued imprisonment of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tserang Dondrup and at least 5 other monks, the time has come to escalate our efforts to highlight the
Tibetans in Spain taking part in the peace rally held in Barcelona on 15th February. More than 2 million people across the country participated in this rally againts possible US led war against Iraq.
By Pema Dolkar, Barcelona, Spain
Friends of Nature, the first officially recognized environmental non-governmental organization in China, has expelled prominent Chinese writer Wang Lixiong. That was done under pressure of Chinese authorities who threatened to withdraw Friends of Nature’s registration if otherwise.
Sometime around 600 A.D., the legend goes, King Ligmagya of Zhang Zhung married Semokar, sister of ambitious Tibetan leader Songsten Gampo. It was a classic union of state, intended to rid Ligmagya of a potential rival by co-opting him.
Hundreds sought out peaceful Buddhist karma when Tibetan monks visited Savannah last month. The crowds hunted for harmony and healing. Hundreds found it watching Tibetan monks silently craft a sand painting in a downtown museum.
From its staunch Buddhism to a new anti-Aids campaign, James Pringle in Thimphu finds Bhutan is flourishing between the neighbours from hell. During that first chilly night in Thimphu, the Lilliputian Bhutanese capital, the night belonged to the dogs
Novelist Eliot Pattison really knows how to spin a story. He also wants you to sympathize with the plight of Tibetans, which is not difficult to do. "Bone Mountain," Pattison's third novel set in Tibet, is categorized as a mystery, but it's also very much a vehicle to espouse a cause, with little attempt at subtlety.
