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"You must come to my home for dinner," says Tashi Dhondup. "It is the Tibetan way." Look up when you come to his apartment building, he says. You'll see the prayer flags on the balcony.

After the death of her 11-year-old dog, Samantha, CJ Hollenberg turned to the Buddhist faith to cope with the loss. "It hit me hard," the Suffern resident said.

Today, Tibetan New Year's Day, is traditionally the biggest day in the Tibetan calendar for celebration with family and friends. Instead, local Tibetans and Tibet supporters are gathering in protest in front of Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts in Santa Ana.

In a unique gesture of inter-community support, several members of the Armenian community of Montreal, as well the three prominent Armenian Student Associations of Concordia University, McGill University and Université de Montréal

In a world largely lacking peace and compassion, the Dalai Lama is a beacon in the darkness. His advocacy of a nonviolent approach to resolving conflicts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. But more than this

Sikkim is fighting for a place in the booming Buddhist tourism circuit and has just unveiled a giant statue of Guru Padmasambhava, believed to be the founder of tantric Buddhism.

The Tibetan year of the Wood-Monkey, 2131, began here on Saturday with the beginning of the Losar (Tibetan New Year). The Tibetans all across the world celebrate the first seven days of Losar (New Year) as times for thanksgiving, homecoming and prayer.

White marbled hall of Shridi Gurudwara at the Bilaspur Distt strangely housed the participants of TYC auspiced 'Freedom March'. The homely ambiance coupled with amazing hospitality was all that the Marchers need to spur their soaring spirit and ease the strains of hot March.

A Tibetan monk who returned home from India to visit his ailing mother was arrested by the authorities for taking part in peace marches there, and sentenced to five years in a Chinese prison, RFA's Tibetan service reports.

Admitting that strengthening of ties between Pakistan and China was a matter of concern for India, Defence Minister George Fernandes has stressed the need of a confidence building exercise for improving Indo-China relations.