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One of the hallmarks of the 32nd Kalachakra teachings has been the social service work rendered by volunteers of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence group in exile.

“Take my teachings as a ‘root’- go ahead and read books, analyze and practice the Buddha Dharma,” were the parting words as the Dalai Lama concluded his 32nd Kalachakra teachings in Bodh Gaya yesterday.

As the 32nd Kalachakra teachings came to an end today, Pema Khandu, Minister WRD and Tourism for Arunachal Pradesh and one of the Chief Patrons of the teachings said that he will try to take such initiatives in the future as well.

The death toll in the fiery wave of self-immolations in Tibet since March 2011 has risen to ten with the deaths of Tsultrim, Tenyi, and Norbu Damdul. Tsultrim and Tenyi, both around 20 years old, had set their bodies on fire on January 6

Just a day after two Tibetans set their bodies on fire in eastern Tibet, another Tibetan, a reincarnate lama set himself ablaze on January 8, Sunday. Sonam Wangyal (Sopa), a respected spiritual figure in his early forties from Golok

Police in the Indian commercial capital of Mumbai have received intelligence inputs that the Dalai Lama may be harmed by six Chinese nationals who are likely to sneak into India.

Namgyal Dolkar, daughter of late Lha Gyari Namgyal Gyatso , an ex-political prisoner who draws lineage from the greatest religious king of Tibet, along with three other Tibet supporters launched a peace march to Nepal from Bodh Gaya earlier today.

China’s state news agency Xinhua, while admitting the two instances of self-immolation on January 6 in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet has accused the two Tibetans of being “thieves.”

To commemorate his four decades of companionship with the Tibetan struggle, a prominent Indian journalist is planning to organise a global photo exhibition on Tibet.

To commemorate his four decades of companionship with the Tibetan struggle, a prominent Indian journalist is planning to organise a global photo exhibition on Tibet.