Followers of Late Tibetan monk banned from travelling to Sichuan for funeral
Authorities in China have banned followers of a prominent Tibetan Buddhist lama from traveling to his monastery to pay their last respects after Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok’s sudden death after heart surgery, RFA’s Tibetan service reports.
British MPs Ask Prime Minister Blair to Meet the Dalai Lama
Members of the British House of Commons, belonging to the ruling Labour Party as well as the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party, have urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet with the Dalai Lama when he visits London in May-June this year.
Dalai Lama plans visit to Canada to talk on Tibet
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet’s Buddhists and internationally acclaimed as an advocate for global peace and harmony, will be celebrated in three Canadian cities this spring while the government of the world’s most populous nation fumes.
Seeking Asylum in U.S. Is a Risky Business
Sonam fled Tibet for Nepal so that she could freely practise her religion and become a Buddhist nun. In Nepal she joined a convent, but then abruptly left it because she feared authorities would send her back to Tibet.