47 MPs Urge UK to Raise Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Case During China Dialogue
Forty-seven Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom have urged their Government to pressure China to remove the death sentence on Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue beginning on November 9, 2003.
Tibetan Exile Government Rejects Chinese Blasts on Dalai Lama’s Trips
The Tibetan exile government has rejected Chinese criticism of a visit by the Dalai Lama in September to the United States but still hopes for a third visit to China by an exile government delegation, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.
Press Statement: Dharamsala Denies Invovlement with Swami Buddhanand’s Proposed Buddhist University
The Central Tibetan Administration while welcoming all efforts to educate the common people about the Buddha Dharma (religion), wishes to state that it has no involvement in the proposed “International University of Buddhist Studies”, an initiative of Swami Buddhanand.
His Holiness meets Tibetans in Japan
His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday had a very busy schedule with several audiences including Internationally renowned Scientist – Dr James Lovelock and an interview by Yomiuri Newspaper (the largest daily in Japan).
Dalai Lama seeking 1 country, 2 systems
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, said Monday in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that his government in exile is not seeking independence from China, but “genuine autonomy.”
UK Students pledge to save Tenzin Delek at largest UK student conference
News of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche imminent execution prompted Students for a Free Tibet –UK’s (SFT UK) workshop agenda at Shared Planet, the largest student conference in the UK over the weekend.
Tibetan monks bring a variety of activities to Athens, OU
From India to Athens, 11 Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery are in Athens to share their message of a world transformed by wisdom and compassion.
Justice denied and rights denied: Tibetan refugees in Nepal
The status of the Tibetans refugees in Nepal is a long standing issue that is often raised in Katmandu. Tibetans in Nepal are virtually stateless. The fact is that the Tibetans residing in Nepal have no legal status.
A meeting of the minds: Buddhists and behavioral scientists compare notes on the workings of the mind
Recently, the Dalai Lama, leader of Tibetan Buddhism, joined 23 scientists, academics and Buddhist scholars from around the world for two extraordinary days of presentation and dialogue at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass.
A meeting of the minds: Buddhists and behavioral scientists compare notes on the workings of the mind
UC Berkeley professor Dacher Keltner and the Dalai Lama