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Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery begin to sketch the design for a mandala after a traditional opening ceremony at The Washington Center for Performing Arts on Monday evening. (Photo by Ron Soliman/The Olympian)

During the next seven days, Olympia residents can watch the world be created and destroyed -- symbolically speaking, that is. Tibetan monks are creating a mandala -- a circular geometric pattern that, on one level

All contestants of the second Miss Tibet beauty contest, which commences here on October 8, will reach the town tomorrow. Mr Lobsang Wangyal, Chief Organiser of the contest said, here today the contestants would undergo a week-long rehearsal from tomorrow.

Tibetan Association of Southern California invited Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche during his visit near the city. On Sept 27th 2003 Sat. 8.00pm Samdhong Rinpoche met members of Tibetan Association of Southern California. Rinpoche briefed them on the policies of the KASHAG and the role of the Tibetan Government in Exile and people. Following his talk questions were asked 1) Recent issue of Kahsag and Chithue on TIBET FUND. 2) Regarding GADHEN PHODRANG CHOG-LAE NAMGYAL. 3) Recent delegation to China and Tibet. 4) Regarding Middle Path policy. 5) Tibet support Groups demanding on Tibet Independent, 6) Tibetan Support Group conference in Chex. Kalon Tripa Rinpoche answer all those above question with detail information. Rinpoche promised to comeback to California as official visit in near future. By Thepo Tulku California

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Kalon Thupten Lungrig, Minister for Religion & Culture as well as Education in the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, paid a visit to Washington, D.C. from September 25 to 28, 2003. Kalon Lungrig met members of the Capital Area Tibetan Association

"Beware the wild dogs," advises William Jans in his popular slide show on travel to Tibet. Because of the rocky terrain and lack of wood for cremation in the Himalayas, he says, the Tibetans dispose of their dead in what they call a "sky burial."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend the annual Maha Guru prayer offering (Bumtsok- Tibetan Buddhist ritual that involves distribution of food and edibles on large scale to the devotees) at the Tsuglakhang main temple tomorrow.

First of all, I am happy to report, as has been widely covered in the press, that two of my envoys have re-established contacts with the Chinese authorities. These culminated in meetings in September last year and May/June of this year.

The Associazione Italia-Tibet celebrated the fifteenth anniversary since its establishment in 1988 last weekend on 27th and 28th September. The event was celebrated in the wonderful setting of Tibet House in Votigno di Canossa, near Reggio Emilia.