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Radiating smiles and beatitude, the 14th Dalai Lama is back in Britain on his endless peregrination around the world's capitals and will probably hear the usual pious but insincere expressions of support.

While knitting might be today's trend, sewing can do more than fasten just loose buttons on clothing. The Tibetan Aid Project hosts a year-round prayer flag project, which has volunteers sewing golden sheets of durable nylon covered with Tibetan designs and script.

I've been attending the Dalai Lama's Kalachakra For World Peace, and I can say for sure that it is not all about politics, schmoozing or warm laughter for Tibet's leading light.

Britain's Tony Blair will not meet the Dalai Lama this week when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visits London -- but the prime minister said he had not bowed to pressure from China.

Tony Blair came under fire from one of his former ministers today for failing to meet the Dalai Lama during his UK visit. At Commons question time, the Prime Minister denied that it was due to pressure from China that he was unable to meet Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader.

Tibet Group, the French Parliamentary Group for Tibet in French Lower House of Parliament, declared the year 2005 a ‘Year of Tibet’. It would organise various activities to promote awareness and gather support for Tibet during the year 2005, said Mr. Lionel Luca

Prince Charles will meet the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at St James's Palace on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been invited to a reception at the London royal residence with Tibetan community members.

The old Barney's women's clothing store in downtown Manhattan is becoming a museum of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist culture. After a $60 million overhaul it will become the Rubin Museum of Art

An upcoming performance of Tibetan dance and music, by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, is not simply a matter of entertainment to Norbu Kharitsang.

Sixteen monks, working in shifts from 9am till 9pm, took eight days to finish the 23m-by-23m tapestry, made of sand and semi-precious stones, and then erased the finished work.