Russian Scientists and Buddhist Scholars Discuss Science and Religion
By Mary Ann Ciosk / May 9, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in a round table discussion with nine Russian scientists at the conference Understanding the World: The second dialogue between Russian scientists and Buddhist scholars which took place in the main Temple in Dharamshala on May 3-4. The discussion focused on the topics discussed in read more →
Tibetan Institute Honoured
By Vijay Bhatia / May 5, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has honoured the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) with the Vaisakh Samman Prasasti Patra on Buddha Purnima (the Buddha’s birthday) saying, “We are fortunate to have the teachings of Lord Buddha among us even after 2,500 years”. He added that the Government has read more →
China’s HR Abuses Under the Spotlight
By Deepak Rana / April 28, 2018
The United States State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour (DRL) in Washington DC released its annual report, The Status of Global Human Rights, on April 20. The report identifies China as being one of four countries (China, Russia, Iran and North Korea) notable for major human right read more →
United States Support the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhists
By Mary Trewartha / April 27, 2018
The United States Senate has unanimously supported a Special Resolution which calls for the right of the Tibetan Buddhist faith community to determine its own reincarnations – specifically including that of His Holiness the Dalai Lama – saying, “Any attempt by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to read more →
Tibet Water: Keeping up the Pressure
By Mary Trewartha / April 27, 2018
The British campaign to lobby Liverpool Football Club to pull out of its controversial deal with the Chinese company Tibet Water Resources Ltd has gained momentum as 25 Members of Parliament send the club an open letter. The Members of Parliament, who represent constituencies from across the United Kingdom and read more →
Tibet’s Missing Panchen Lama turns 29
By Tenzin Samten / April 27, 2018
Gendun Choekyi Nyima – the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet who is being held in captivity in China – turned 29 on April 25 and Tibetans across the world celebrated his birthday and campaigned for his release. The Panchen Lama is the second highest spiritual leader of Tibet. Gendun Choeky read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits Delhi
By Deepak Rana / April 26, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spent four days in Delhi from April 21 – 24 for a series of public engagements. His Holiness gave a talk The Role of Culture and Ethics in Promoting Peace and Harmony on April 22 at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, organised by the read more →
Crowds Gather to Celebrate the Shoton Festival
By Lodoe Gyatso / April 23, 2018
The 23rd Tibetan Opera Festival, also known as the Shoton – or Yoghurt – Festival, took place from April 20 to 24 at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala. The festival celebrates the unique Tibetan artistic heritage of opera or Ache Lhamo. This year’s festival had been read more →
The Four Aspects of Mindfulness
By Corinne Dobinson / April 23, 2018
Professor Samdhong Rinpoche gave a series of lecturesin English, The Four Aspects of Mindfulness, from April 16 – 19in Lha Charitable Trust’s Ahimsa House in McLeod Ganj. Between 60 and 80 people attended, mostly Westerners from 25 countries; another 80-100 people watched via a live stream broadcast. Rinpoche is a read more →
Saving Our Soils
By Simon Cavendish, Marvin Westerveld and Amelia Rozelle / April 20, 2018
The latest article in our series of articles about the environment leading up to World Environment Day on June 5. Look out for the Lha World Envrionment Day essay competition – coming soon! Soil is an important part of the earth’s ecosystem whether we are looking at McLeod Ganj, Tibet, read more →