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New Library and Learning Center Dedicated to the Dalai Lama Unveiled in New York
The Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca celebrated the grand opening of its new library and museum, honoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The event, held from September 8 to Sunday evening, marked a significant moment for the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies, the only Namgyal monastery outside India.
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Led by Example and Inspired by Selflessness: Gold Medal Awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been awarded the Scheherazade Foundation Gold Medal in recognition of honoring those who have led by example and inspired by selflessness. Mr. Timur Shah, CEO of the foundation visited the Office of Tibet, London to hand over the medal to the Representative the spiritual leader.
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China’s Forced Assimilation of 1 Million Tibetan Children in Residential Schools
Chinese government has a plan to assimilate the ethnic Tibetan children living in Tibetan autonomous regions: send them to boarding schools. In the early 20th century, tens of thousands of Tibetans were castrated and sterilized as part of an effort by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to achieve “ethnic homogenization” and wipe out the culture,…
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Dalai Lama Congratulates New Italy PM Meloni, She Promise Renewed Friendship
As Giorgia Meloni took office as the first woman Prime Minister of Italy on October 23, the Spiritual leader Dalai Lama congratulated her. The PM in a response to the message took to Twitter to show how honored she was and said that she would take the opportunity to renew their sentiment of friendship.
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Master of Ancient Tibetan Knowledge in the United States
During a trip to the city of San Francisco, California, it was a rare opportunity for me to experience close and personal interaction with a well-known master of ancient Tibetan knowledge. Despite a busy schedule of online teaching sessions and traditional Tibetan religious practices, Chapur Rinpoche shared profound words of wisdom and a glimpse into…
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China’s Biased COVID Restrictions in Tibet Forces Youth Jump to Death From Building
In the breaking reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan youth jumped to death from a building in protest against China’s biased COVID restrictions in the occupied region on September 24. Since the outbreak of COVID in Tibet, not only the authorities were ill-prepared to handle the situation, they mishandled too.
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Tibetan Parliament in Exile Headed for Another Deadlock
The Tibetan Parliament in Exile is headed for another deadlock as it fails to convene the ongoing sessions on Monday. The general session of the seventeenth parliament that began on September 7th was suspended on Saturday after some members of the parliament walked out from the proceedings.
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Dalai Lama Remembers QEII From His Young Days in Tibet
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his condolence message for Queen Elizabeth II passing away remembered seeing her pictures during his young days in Tibet. The longest-serving monarch of the UK died at the age of 96 on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate.