Tag: Tibet
Tibetans in India’s Ladakh region celebrate New Year
The event celebrates what Tibetan Buddhists believe was the Buddha’s revealing of miraculous powers on the first 15 days of that month
Tibetan leader visits US, says Biden would meet Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama fled to India during the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against rule by China, which had invaded Tibet in 1950
Tibetan political prisoner and monk dies in Chinese custody
Geshe Phende Gyaltsen served as mediator in conflicts and was active in renovating a monastery
Russia lists Dalai Lama’s envoy on foreign-agent list after he criticizes...
The move comes as Moscow cracks down on dissent over the war in Ukraine
Report offers fresh examples of destruction of religious sites in eastern...
Among the religious sites and objects destroyed were colossal Buddha statues, a Buddhist school, and the home of a revered spiritual leader
Japanese Buddhists back selection of next Dalai Lama by Tibetans, not...
Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama chooses the body into which he is reincarnated, a process that has occurred 13 times since 1391
Indian Buddhist organization says no to Beijing-appointed Dalai Lama successor
The Himalayan people will reject any move by China to replace the Tibetan spiritual leader, it says
Tibetan monk sentenced to 3 years by Chinese authorities
Monlam Gyatso had been held incommunicado for more than a year before his sentencing in October
Tibetan-American mayor meets with Tibet’s Dalai Lama
Karma Aftab Pureval is the first Tibetan to be elected to high office in the United States
Tibetan monk dies after years of ill health following release from...
Chinese authorities maintain a tight grip on the region, restricting Tibetans’ political and religious activities
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