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For Canadian photographer Brian Harris, it's all about sight. Harris' multimedia show "Himalayan Visions & Tibetan Voices" opens on Thursday at the McDonald Theatre. He brings images of a foreign land to his audiences and in turn brings sight to those in need.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday morning left Tokyo for Ise by train. At Ise, the Representatives of the Welcome Committee and the Representatives of the High Priest of Ise Shrine recieved His Holiness at Uji Yamada Station where His Holiness arrived at noon.

From India to Athens, 11 Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery are in Athens to share their message of a world transformed by wisdom and compassion.

News of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche imminent execution prompted Students for a Free Tibet –UK’s (SFT UK) workshop agenda at Shared Planet, the largest student conference in the UK over the weekend.

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said Monday in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that his government in exile is not seeking independence from China, but "genuine autonomy."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday had a very busy schedule with several audiences including Internationally renowned Scientist – Dr James Lovelock and an interview by Yomiuri Newspaper (the largest daily in Japan).

The Central Tibetan Administration while welcoming all efforts to educate the common people about the Buddha Dharma (religion), wishes to state that it has no involvement in the proposed "International University of Buddhist Studies", an initiative of Swami Buddhanand.

The Tibetan exile government has rejected Chinese criticism of a visit by the Dalai Lama in September to the United States but still hopes for a third visit to China by an exile government delegation, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

Forty-seven Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom have urged their Government to pressure China to remove the death sentence on Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue beginning on November 9, 2003.

The government will open news ways and opportunities to enhance Nepal-Tibet trade, informed the newly-appointed consular general of Tibet, Lila Mani Poudel while meeting businessmen here today.