The sister-in-law of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, will be in town next week to speak at a fundraiser. The event will focus on the plight of Tibetan nuns who have fled persecution in their homeland.
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 6, 2003 for medical treatment at the invitation of the Swiss government. She was received at the airport by representatives of the Swiss Government and the Tibet Bureau in Geneva.
Chinese authorities have tapped two new leaders of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) government and could install them at any time, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has learned. The change appears to be aimed at handing control of Tibet to officials
Revitalizing energy: Visiting Buddhist monks will conduct a Cham ceremony, the first in mid-Michigan, to revitalize spiritual energies. Seven Tibetan monks will visit to raise awareness of their imprisoned religious leader. (Photo courtesy of MSU Students for a Free Tibet)
The sight of seven meditating men clothed in robes may surprise Capitol passers-by on Friday. Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India will lead a World Peace Meditation from noon to 1 p.m. at the statehouse in downtown Lansing as part of a 2002-03 North American tour.
The organizers of a Toronto visit from the Dalai Lama next year are seeking $1-million from the city and the province to support an event expected to draw 10,000 people. The request was made yesterday when a spokesman for the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario
Harmony in Diversity," a 50-minute video of the Dalai Lama speaking at New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, will be shown at 7 p.m. today in the sanctuary of Unity Church of Fayetteville, 4880 Wedington Drive.
His Holiness Sakya Trizin tested the reservoirs of inner peace ever so gently when he arrived half an hour late for a blessing on the outskirts of Bendigo yesterday.In Tibetan Buddhist protocol, the genial man in bright robes is second only to the Dalai Lama.
