China revives Lharampa program in Tibet
The official Chinese media’s ignorance of Tibetan culture never ceases to surprise us. The Xinhuanet today reported that a forthcoming session of Buddhist theological exams in Lhasa will be presided over by a panel of “16 buddhas”
IANS Story Misleading, Says ATPD Vice-Chair
After having spoken to reporters, misquotations, misrepresentations and misinterpretations are what everyone doesn’t want to see but fails. In 2001, protests and demonstrations against His Holiness the Dalai Lama were seen after a newspaper report misquoted the Tibetan leader who was speaking in Chennai.
Tibet protest to get louder
Campaigners opposed to the inclusion of a Chinese Army band in this year’s Tattoo are to stage their own alternative event. The one-day Free Tibet music festival, in protest at the appearance of the People’s Liberation Army band, will feature ten bands, ten DJs and ten hours of music on August 1.
Tibetan mandala symbolizes peace
Four Tibetan monks shared part of their culture with Cincinnatians this week as they constructed a sand mandala in the atrium of the Main Library, downtown