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Monthly Archives: May, 2011

A Tibetan’s memories of a Chinese prison

Lukar Jam has a bump on his wrist. His right shoulder is higher than his left, and hurts often too. These, however, are not the only evidence he has from the five years spent in a Chinese jail. He can, for example, even after 14 years of being

Tibetan man missing in Ngaba, authorities in Barkham grill students

As Chinese authorities continue to tighten their stranglehold on the monks of Kirti monastery in Tibet’s Ngaba a Tibetan man belonging to the Chogyam Tsang family has been missing since April 15, 2011, a Tibetan source with contacts in

Dalai Lama calls for political reforms in China

The Tibetan leader Dalai Lama called for political reforms in China and urged the educated Chinese youth to actively take part in shaping China’s futur

2 Kirti monks sentenced to 3 years in prison

A Chinese court in Tibet's Ngaba County, where tension still runs high with Chinese security forces and government officials subjecting Tibetan monks to "patriotic reeducat

Saving the Himalayas in Los Angeles, an Exhibition

Last Friday evening, the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA, opened its latest exhibition entitled “Save the Himalaya” to some 300 odd guests who attended the opening

The Dalai Lama and America the Buddhaful

On his U.S. visits, the Dalai Lama attracts spiritual followers, spiritual seekers, politicians and civic leaders. He also draws people who don't care a whit about Buddhism but suppor

Excitement builds for Dalai Lama visit

Dubbed "One Heart, One Mind, One Universe," the event coincides with the official launch of the Tibetan Healing Initiative at the U, the center's communications director, Tony Baisley

His Holiness Speaks on Human Rights Awareness and Compassion in two California Universities

His Holiness said he felt honored to receive the award and recalled that when the Nobel Committee announced the award of its Peace Prize to him, His Holiness had remarked then that personally he was just a simple Buddhist monk, no more, no less, but that the

China says 90% of 3 million in “TAR” are Tibetans

China Thursday said of the 3 million people residing in the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR), at least 90 percent of them are native Tibetans. The number of permanent residents in Tibet Autonomous Region has topped 3 million,

Tibetans pray for late Arunachal CM, Tibetan govt. and parliament mourn

A prayer session was held today at the Tsuklakhang temple for the late chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Dorjee Khandu, a devout Buddhist and a follower of the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama killed in tragic helicopter crash

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