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Preparation for the 28th Kalachakra pooja is almost complete now with a whole-hearted support and cooperation from the Bihar State government and the local administration of the Gaya District as well as the local people.

A youth trying to lob stones at the 17th Karmapa while he was on his way to perform prayers was nabbed by police before he could harm the spiritual leader of the Tibetans.

Once a Buddhist monk in Tibet, Lama Wangchuk, through his Silk Road Carpets, now sells exquisite rugs that have been hand-woven in Himalayan villages.

Bodh Gaya is all set to receive His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for the Kalachakra pooja beginning from January 12. His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Patna tomorrow (January 6) from Delhi.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama smiles while giving a talk in New Delhi, India, Sunday Jan. 5, 2003. The talk was organized by Tushita Mahayana Meditation Center. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday urged people to embrace the concept of equality and non-violence to make a better and peaceful world.

Photo courtesy of the Shambhala Archives

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has been studying Buddhism and practicing meditation for most of his life. The highly respected Buddhist lama, whose name or title means "earth protector," "incarnate lama," and "precious teacher," is the head of the Shambala lineage and

A prayer meeting arranged by noted criminal lawyer and MP Ram Jethmalani for "hope, peace and goodwill in 2003" gave way to anger as he claimed that the supreme spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, had been "prevented" from attending the same.

When a group of Grand Valley State University students decided last year to put together a benefit concert for the Tibetan cause, they knew the challenges ahead of them would be plenty.