President Kalam, Dalai Lama promote spiritual tourism in India
New Delhi, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Monday sought to project this country as a destination for “spiritual tourism”, saying a visit to its Buddhist holy sites would help people enrich their lives.
Buddhism: A Unique Spiritual Journey
A true follower of the Tathagata does not found his trust upon austerities or rituals, but believes in the giving up the idea of self and relies wholeheartedly on amitabha, the unbounded light of truth, says Paul Carus in The Gospel of Buddha.
Efforts intensified to prevent bird flu spread in Tibet
The local authorities of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have launched a series of urgent measures on bird flu control to prevent the epidemic from spreading outsidethis capital of the region, where Tibet’s first suspected case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed Monday.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Labels China a “Country of Particular Concern,” Cites Ongoing Religious Persecution in Tibet
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended to Secretary of State Colin Powell that China be designated as a “country of particular concern” (CPC) due to systemic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Tibet and China.
The trials of China’s Tibetans
China’s lines in the sand are not hard to find – and on certain issues the leadership doesn’t care how hard it tramples on human rights to make certain the line stays firm. Tibet is one of those issues.
First case of bird flu confirmed in Tibet
China today confirmed seven cases of suspected bird flu, including the first in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, which shares a long border with India.