His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits World’s Largest Wooden Temple
His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday participated in a Forum entitled “Wisdom & Practice”. The Forum was attended by twelve Professors, Assistant Professors of various Universities of the region and Prominent Buddhist Monks.
Kashag Mourns the Demise of a Diplomat Lama
One of the most revered Buddhist figures of Ladakh, Kyabje Bakula Rinpoche, breathed his last on the morning of 4 November. The Central Tibetan Administration held a mourning session at the Kashag hall which was attended by the Kalon Tripa and his colleagues in the Kashag and issued a statement of condolence.
Kashag Mourns the Demise of a Diplomat Lama
Bakula Rinpoche with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: Ladags Melong)
Tibet Day to Kickoff in San Francisco
Bay Area Friends of Tibet is hosting its 18th annual Tibet Day cultural fair at Fort Mason in San Francisco on November 15. Tibet Day promises to be the Bay Area’s premiere celebration of Tibetan art, politics, culture and music.
Dalai Lama asks people to nurture compassion for realizing peace
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, who is visiting Japan at the invitation of a group of Japanese lawmakers, on Wednesday asked people to nurture compassion for realizing world peace.
LA filmmaker offers riveting look at Tibet
Growing up, documentary filmmaker Tom Peosay loved listening to his globetrotting father spin yarns about traveling to exotic locations. Since then, the 43-year-old Los Altos native has turned that fascination into a career of shedding light on faraway lands.
LA filmmaker offers riveting look at Tibet
Los Altos-reared filmmaker Tom Peosay, shown here in action with wife Sue, made nine trips to Tibet, Nepal and India to create their documentary, “Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion.”
Tibetan Buddhists Find Peace in Scottish Hills
A towering gold statue of the revered Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna sits cross-legged in the middle of an ornamental lake. Tibetan prayer flags flutter in the breeze and Buddhist monks in crimson and orange robes stroll across the courtyard in front of the ornate facade of a temple.
Woollens sellers feel the heat
Tibetans who come to Mumbai every year to sell woollens are facing losses due to the heat as there are no takers for their wares. “There is no business. I’ve been able to sell only 40 items, most of which are smaller ones like caps and scarves,”