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As an outcome of divinations conducted by lamas in reliance upon deities, the Kashag will hold an official prayer offering at the sacred site of Bodhgaya on 25 January 2005 (the fifteenth day of the twelveth Tibetan lunar month) to mark the holy wood monkey year.

Hundreds of Buddhists in southern Russia marched through snow to see and hear the Dalai Lama as he continued a long-awaited visit to the country in spite of Chinese protests.

Around 100 Tibetans and supporters participated in a sit-in and candle light vigil in Downtown Berkeley on November 27 to highlight the Beijing-sentenced death execution Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is facing today.

The increasing anxiety of Tibetans regarding the impending execution of their religious leader Tulku Tenzin Delek, manifested into a novel and creative method of protest on late Sunday evening.

President of the International Buddhist Federation (IBF), Dr Lam, today appealed to the King, the government and the Maoist rebels to observe a weeklong cease-fire during the 2nd World Buddhist Summit slated for Nov 30 to Dec 2 in Lumbini, Lord Buddha's birthplace.

The Dalai Lama arrived in Elista, the capital of the Russian internal republic of Kalmykia, on Monday. Dalai Lama XIV did not plan any meetings on his first day in Russia. His two-day trip will include a service in a local Buddhist temple and its consecration.

The Buddhist citizens of Kalmykia were jubilant, as their long awaited dream of twelve years has finally come true. His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday left Dharamsala on a three day visit to the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, a Buddhist dominated region in Russia.

The Buddhist faithful in southern Russia busily prepared for a visit by the Dalai Lama, after Moscow had reportedly decided to finally issue a visa to Tibet's spiritual leader over fierce Chinese objections.

Some five hundred people were packed in Kasturi Country Club, a 5,000 square feet hall that has been a venue for many gatherings for the Tibetan Community in New York. Today, they were there to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of founding of the Cholsum Dance Group.

In what is seen as a strange decision, the Maoist rebels have announced two-day long district-wide bandh in south-western district of Rupandehi-that is home to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha.