Healing Rain from the Roof of the World
Tibetan medicine, apart from the Tibetan Buddhism, is perhaps the most well known Tibetan culture that benefits the world today. With surge of interest in herbal medicine and alternative healings the Tibetan medicine comes first among hundreds of alternative healing traditions.
Dalai Lama pressured over ‘One China’
China it made clear to the Dalai Lama there is no chance of negotiations for his return home until he publicly declares both Tibet and Taiwan are part of China and halts his “splittist” agenda.
Workshop for CTA Staff Begins
A three-day workshop for the Central Tibetan Administration’s commissioned staff below the rank of additional secretary began here at the Gangchen Kyishong staff mess.
China seeks influence among Kalmyk Buddhists
A move by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to repel the influence of the Dalai Lama in a Tibetan Buddhist region has become apparent during the visit to Kalmykia, in the Russian Federation, from 21 to 25 June 2004, of an eight-member delegation from the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR).
International Conference on Yak in Chengdu in September
The Fourth International Congress on Yak will be held in Chengdu, China from September 20 to 26, 2004, according to organizers. The Yak is one of the most important domesticated animals in Tibet and the theme of the Congress is sustainable development of Yak husbandry.
China strongly opposes US report on Tibet issue
China on Monday strongly opposed the second US presidential report on the so-called Tibet issue, urging the United States to stop making use of the issue to interfere in China’s internal affairs, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Switzerland
The Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein held His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 69th birthday celebrations on Saturday, 10th July. In the morning at Rikon Monastery, the Abbot Ven. Tenzin Phuntsok led the prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama followed by Sangsol