Dalai Lama slumber party
“The early bird catches … the Dalai Lama” might have been the motto of the hundreds of Harvard students who turned out as early as 1 a.m. Friday for tickets to the Tibetan leader’s Sept. 15 appearance at the Memorial Church.
Dalai Lama slumber party
Students began lining up soon after midnight to get their tickets for the Dalai Lama’s talk on Sept. 15. Jeff Yip plays catch, while Neil Mehta and August Dietrich (all class of ’06) try to nap. (Staff photos by Stephanie Mitchell)
Dalai Lama visits local faithful
Just after 11, as the sirens began to wail in the distance, a lone drummer started to tap out the rhythm of a Tibetan welcome. A group of men, wearing white masks and headdresses, began to perform an ancient Tibetan opera dance
Dalai Lama brings Hub message of peace
One day after the United States marked the second anniversary of the worst attack in its history, the Dalai Lama came to Boston yesterday bringing his message of peace in a world wracked by war and unrest.
Kashag Stages Walkout, Seeks Probe
The Assembly of the Tibetan People’s Deputies saw a walkout from the Kashag for the first time ever. The Kalon Tripa and his Kalons left the house after Deputy Sonam Topgyal made an allegation against the Kalon Tripa.
Kashag Stages Walkout, Seeks Probe
The Kalon Tripa in the Assembly flanked by his Kalons
Dalai Lama: Peaceful Tibet Could be Example
The Dalai Lama says he believes resolving the status of Tibet within China will help achieve genuine stability and unity for the whole country.
Dalai Lama arrives in Massachusetts for weekend visit
Hundreds of people bearing prayer wheels, incense, flags and flowers greeted the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan head of state, as he arrived in Massachusetts Friday to pray with fellow Buddhists, meet with scientists and address devotees.
Dalai Lama arrives in Massachusetts for weekend visit
The Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks during a news conference Friday, Sept. 12, 2003, in Boston, on the scientific study of the brain during Buddhist meditation. The Tibetan spiritual leader said that Western scientists and practitioners of Buddhism have much to learn from each other. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
Dalai Lama Visits Boston
Nobel Peace Prize winner and beloved Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, was greeted by hundreds of supporters Friday in several Massachusetts communities.