Japanese Abbot says Dalai Lama visit an “auspicious sign”
A highly revered abbot in Japan said Wednesday that the Dalai Lama’s visit and ensuing teachings at Daishoin Temple is an auspicious sign. “I consider it an auspicious sign and a very sacred
Dalai Lama empowers hearts of Japanese Buddhists with Compassion
“His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the most compassionate being I have ever met. He is Buddha in person!” That was the common refrain among the Japanese Buddhists who
Opening the sluice-gates of controversy
China’s plans to divert water from the Brahmaputra River to the Yellow river in northwest China is once again in news, though China’s foreign ministry spokesperson has said there is
Winter freezes business for Tibetan refugees
Winter has almost arrived and so have the problems of Tibetan refugees within the city. Every year, a group of about 300 would Tibetans come to Mumbai and set up their stalls in various parts of the
Tibetans Stage Rare Public Protest in Lhasa
Hundreds of Tibetan graduates have staged a rare public protest in the Tibetan regional capital, Lhasa, over alleged discrimination by Chinese authorities in hiring for civil service jobs,
First ever seminar on Tibetan and Western Medicine in the Netherlands
On the 4th of November 2006, the first seminar “Bridge between Eastern and Western Medicine” was organized in the Netherlands. The main aim of the seminar is building a network