High on the Tibetan Plateau, the city of Lhasa is threatened with submersion, but not by its neighboring river. With the large influx of Han Chinese over the past several decades, the character of this once exotic and isolated city is changing rapidly.
It is another cold morning and I wrap my hands around a mug of hot water. I watch trucks approach from all directions as they send out tails of creamy dust. Smoke from a cluster of wool tents swirls around me.
Preparation for the 28th Kalachakra pooja is almost complete now with a whole-hearted support and cooperation from the Bihar State government and the local administration of the Gaya District as well as the local people.
Bodh Gaya is all set to receive His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for the Kalachakra pooja beginning from January 12. His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Patna tomorrow (January 6) from Delhi.
When a group of Grand Valley State University students decided last year to put together a benefit concert for the Tibetan cause, they knew the challenges ahead of them would be plenty.
"To be silent in the face of great social evil is to be an accessory to injustice" Alexander Hescher. The 'refusal to buy or use' British products by the Irish Republican Army marked the beginning of the 'boycott' movement in the modern times.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks from across the world have gathered at their religion's birthplace in eastern India for weeklong prayers for world peace that began Tuesday.
