Year 2005 Declared as the International Year of the 11th Panchen Lama
The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) and its 43 regional chapters worldwide declare the year 2005 as the International Year of the 11th Panchen Lama.
All India Bike Rally Concludes in Capital
The last day of the year 2004 saw the end of the All India Bike Rally at Jantar Mantar, Delhi after covering a distance of 8878 kms. The aforesaid youth belonging to Tibetan Student’s Alliance (TSA)
Dalai Lama offers prayers for tsunami victims
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Friday that he and a congregation of monks and nuns would pray for the thousands of people killed by tsunamis in Buddhist Sri Lanka.
Sakya Head’s 60th Birthday Celebrated
The 61st birthday (as per lunar calendar) of His Eminence Sakya Ghongma Rinpoche, the head of Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was held yesterday at the Sakya Magon monastery in Rajpur, Uttranchal.
Central Lhasa gets facelift with ‘Tibetan characteristics’
Renovation work began in the Tibetan capital Lhasa this autumn along the main tourist streets facing the east side of the Potala and along most of Yuthog Lam (Chin: Yutuo Lu) running from the Jokhang to the Potala Square in.
TSUNAMI FURY: No news yet on 160 Malaysians
The fate of 160 Malaysians is still uncertain.
The families of the 54 Malaysians en route to Chennai, India, on a pilgrimage are still praying for the safety of their loved ones.