Tibetan struggle to hold out to the last man: Kalon Tripa
Hope for the best–i.e. to hope for a successful resolution of the Tibet problem within the lifetime of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Prepare for the worst–i.e. to be prepared for
Accept Tibet as part of China: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said that he has told his people not to think in terms of history and accept Tibet as a part of China.”What we demand from the Chinese authority is more autonomy for Tibetans to
New China. New Crisis
In the last decade China has emerged as a powerful, resurgent economic force with the muscle to challenge America as the global superpower. But, in his controversial new book, Will Hutton argues that
Flowers fell from the heavens
Early on in this deeply absorbing book, the Dalai Lama makes the crucial point that there are two ways of understanding Tibetan history. The first is the “conventional” view – the story of politics, power and
OBITUARY: Kyabje Chogye Trichen Rinpoche
The Central Tibetan Administration mourns the demise of Kyabje Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, head of Tsharpa branch of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
The former secretary of the Department of Religion
Post-War development in Burma and Tibet
The period post-World War II saw nearly 600 million people being liberated from colonial rule in Asia. This liberation inspired immense nationalist aspirations throughout Asia including China, which was