Next-door neighbors Roni Simone and John Coggins sit on the front porch of her house in the Whiteaker neighborhood under Buddhist prayer flags. (Photo: Paul Carter / The Register-Guard)
Today's riddle: What's red and green and yellow and blue and white and flapping in the wind outside an increasing number of Eugene homes and businesses?
Ms Ngawang Sangdrol is on a brief visit to Paris, France, to thank the French Government and people who had staunchly campaigned for her freedom from prison. Sangdrol is accompanied by Ms Dechen Pemba, ICT, Germany.
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche(R), Shri Yash Pal Mittal(Centre) and Shri Mohan Lal, former education minister of Punjab (L) after the inaugural ceremony.
'Shri Yash Pal Mittal has been an ardent supporter of the Tibet cause and is one among few who still continues to practice the principles expounded by Mahatma Gandhi," Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche said in his introductory speech
India today vehemently denied that it had made any compromise with its stand on Tibet as opposition parties hailed the achievements made in Sino-Indian relations during Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's recent visit to China.
One by one, they bowed three times before placing white and beige prayer cloths in front of a large portrait of the Dalai Lama. Nearly all of the 158-member Utah Tibetan community gathered in Salt Lake City's Lindsey Gardens to honor their
Tseten Dorjee holds a photo of the Dalai Lama, draped in a Tibetan prayer cloth, on Sunday. Utah's Tibetan community celebrated the exiled Tibetan leader's 68th birthday with the burning of incense, juniper and dry tea. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Hundreds of Tibetans and well wishers today thronged the main ground in front of Tsuglhaking to celebrate the 68th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The celebration began very early with the incense burning ceremony at Lhagyal Ri