Will Kalachakra-2006 make a decisive social and economic impact on the dusty village of Amaravathi, the Buddhist pilgrim centre, on the banks of river Krishna?
Apart from infiltrations along the Nepal border, Tibetans from Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have been coming into India to seek political asylum and a darshan of the Dalai Lama via the high mountains of Sikkim. Some get in, but not all are lucky.
A Tibetan teenager chosen by China to fill one of Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred posts emerged in China's state-run media on Monday to praise the country's religious policies.
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
The 13-day Kalachakra-2006 ceremony, beginning here on January 5, is all set to become a Tibetan tantrik Buddhist show and a great spiritual event as the sect leader, the Dalai Lama, is coming to take part in the ceremony.
Elista, the capital city of the Russian republic of Kalmykia on the Caspian Sea, and which has a high percentage of Buddhist population, is going to be the home to a new Buddhist temple. The temple after
“Young Tibetan Women Leadership Training” organized by Tibetan Women’s Association began today with a grandeur opening ceremony. Chief Guest Kasur Jetsun Pema la graced the occasion by lighting the lamp at 9.am. This was followed by a welcome and introductory
During an October visit to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh in northern India, I discovered more than a small Indian town. Dharamsala is also the current home of the Tibetan government in exile and a large community of the Tibetan Diaspora.
A bicycle rally from the city to Amravati in Andhra Pradesh is being organized by Tibetan students in the city, to make the public aware of the violation of human rights in Tibet and also demanding a 'Free Tibet'.
