Tibetan PM to highlight environmental degradation in Europe
The prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile will highlight environmental degradation in Tibet caused by the Chinese government during a visit to Europe starting Thursday, a top official here said.
Ties with Beijing Will Not Be Harmed: His Holiness’ Representative at Chen’s Inauguration
The presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative at the inauguration of Taiwanese President Chen Shui Bian’s second presidential term will not hinder relations between Beijing and Dharamsala, said Mr. Tashi Wangdi
Sign language developed for Tibetan deaf
China announced Wednesday it has developed a sign language for the deaf and mute in Tibet — a country it occupied more than 50 years ago. Officials said it is the first sign language system for a minority in China
Freedom Wind, Freedom Song
Recently, a Tibet supporter, arguing to get her support-group to drop the goal of Tibetan independence from their charter, was reported to have said: “…the whole Tibetan independence issue is a myth. Even the flag has been copied from the Japanese.”
Land of the voiceless
Tibet: Shangri-La, the Land of Snows, home to mountain ranges of myth and legend and a people stripped of their culture. The inaccessible peaks and the mysteries of the monasteries have long fascinated westerners fated to live out their lives at a lower level.
How we bought into Buddhism
Buddhism teaches that Buddha is in everything, but not, it seems, on the crotch of a bikini model. When the American lingerie company Victoria’s Secret launched their Buddha Bikini this summer, which featured images of Buddha around the breasts and crotch