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Kalachakra, the global conclave of Buddhist monks and pilgrims, began here Thursday with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama formally launching the 12-day enlightenment programme.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Thursday said the future of Tibet would depend on the initiative of the Tibetan people living there.

Amidst reports of a possible visit by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the to Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry is yet to receive a request seeking approval for such a visit.

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was pained by the plight and suffering of Tibetan kids she photographed on a recent trip to Nepal, reports say.

59 people from Ladakh have arrived in Amaravati as a part of a peace march that began from Bangalore. The Ladakhis who have used their pilgrimage to Amaravati for a cause say that they aim to draw the

Dharamshala - For the lone Tibetan nun who is followed everywhere by her 12 dogs the night of December 21 proved more disastrous than a Tsunami, an earthquake and a hurricane. No, the dogs are not her pets. They are members of a family that lost

His Holiness recited Nagarjuna's Root Wisdomat the site where the great Indian master is believed to have taught. His Holiness said that he had visited the site in 1956. "Nagarjuna seems to have spent his early life at

Tibetans in India have collected half a million rupees to buy what is being described as independent Tibet's first and only surviving passport.

It is one event, which witnesses participation of the Tibetan community from all around the world and Buddhists believe that the mere presence during this event, liberates them from suffering and leads them to the path of enlightenment.

The Kalachakra-2006, true to the concept of Ahimsa Paramodharmaha, as taught by Lord Buddha is going to be strictly vegetarian this time. For the first time in Kalachakra, only vegetarian food will be served to the Buddhist monks, tourists, in the restaurants set up by the organisers