Sophie Richardson, Geshe Lobsang Monlam honoured with ICT ‘Snow Lion’ Human Rights Award
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has conferred its prestigious Snow Lion Human Rights Award on longtime human rights defender Dr. Sophie Richardson and Tibetan Buddhist scholar Geshe Lobsang Monlam at a ceremony held in Berlin. The award, endowed with €3,000, was presented by ICT Chairman Richard Gere in recognition of their […]
Record 96% nuns clear 2025 Geshema examination
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: A record number of Tibetan Buddhist nuns have excelled in the 2025 Geshema examinations, with 154 out of 161 candidates successfully passing and an extraordinary 96% pass rate, the highest since the degree was opened to women in 2012. Held at Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute in Dharamshala from July […]