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Tibetan monks create a intricate sand mandala during their visit to Mount Shasta in October of 2002.

A group of Tibetan monks will make their sixth visit to Mount Shasta February 10th to 13th as part of a tour to introduce the sutra and tantra of Buddhism and promote the welfare of their monastery in India.

Award-winning photographer Brian Harris's beautiful and inspiring multimedia show, Himalayan Visions and Tibetan Voices, is scheduled for UVic's David Lam Auditorium Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and the Malaspina College Theatre in Nanaimo Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.

In 1996, I trekked with a friend to a Tibetan monastery, nestled high in China's southwestern mountains. In fact, the air was so thin at that altitude that our bodies tingled. We marveled at the intense blue sky.

The European Union criticized China Wednesday over the execution of a 28-year-old Tibetan man condemned for participation in bomb attacks. "The European Union expresses deep regret and disappointment at the execution of Lobsang Dhondup immediately after

Recent reports from the official statistical bureau in China estimate that the economy of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has outperformed all of the other western provinces of China in 2002.

Not So Precious: Khyentse Norbu doesn't let being a saint cramp his style on set (MARK LEONG/MATRIX FOR TIME)

For Buddhist lama, reincarnate saint and acclaimed director Khyentse Norbu, making films has become a special calling. Bhutan's only highway is three-and-a-half meters wide. Meandering at a rate of 17 curves per kilometer

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More than 300 Tibetans have been protesting on two consecutive days against the execution of Lobsang Dhondup. The Tibetan groups in Switzerland also launched a letter campaign to the Swiss government.