- Advertisement -spot_img

CATEGORY

News

Air China to open Tibet’s third airport, expand tourism in remote scenic area

China will open a new airport in southeast Tibet, near the border with Myanmar and India, in July, opening a remote area famous for its natural scenery to an additional 120,000 visitors a year, state media said Wednesday.

Gandhi proclaimed himself a Buddhist

In the 1920s, Mahatma Gandhi proclaimed himself a Buddhist, saying that Buddhism was rooted in Hinduism and represented its essence. During his visit to Sri Lanka in 1927, Gandhi had no hesitation in declaring

Dreaming Lhasa: New Film Shines Light on Tibetan Refugee Life in India

The life of Tibetan refugees in India has focused for more than 40 years on themes of national identity and cultural preservation. Now, husband-and-wife filmmaking team Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam have released

India and China to meet in Tibet to revive Silk Road trade

Officials from India and China are scheduled to meet in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa at the weekend to finalize dates to reopen trade along the ancient Silk Road, an official said.

A Tibetan Lama Speaks at 4th Global Conference on Buddhism in Australia

Perth is the host city of the 4th Global Conference on Buddhism organised by The Buddhist Soceity of Western Australia under the guidance of Venerable Achan Brahm.

Tibetans Participate in 1st Human right Defenders forum South-Asia 2006

Two Tibetan field human rights monitors (ICT) and (TCHRD) participated in 1st Human Rights Defenders Forum in South Asia (HRDF-SA) 2006 held at Dhulikhel, Nepal from 6 to 8 June 2006.

AHIMSA – Peace rally for Animals

Tibetan Volunteers for Animals commemorated the 2550th Anniversary of the Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha with a Peace Rally for Animals in Dharamsala on June 11, 2006.

Resolution passed at the meeting of national and regional Convenors of Core Group at Dharamsala, 9-11 June, 2006

This meeting of the National and Regional Convenors of the Core Group for Tibetan Cause held for the first time in Dharamsala expresses great happiness and deep satisfaction over a series of very encouraging

Phuntsok Nyidron to Arrive in Switzerland

Phuntsok Nyidron plans to arrive tomorrow morning at Zurich Airport and is expected to seek political asylum in Switzerland, according to informed sources in Geneva and Washington D.C.

The Dalai Lama’s Many Auras, at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles

IN a recent portrait of the Dalai Lama, all we see of him is a foot in a blue flip-flop and a flicker of burgundy robe. To view this painting as a prayer for peace might seem a stretch.

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img