December 2016
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Kalachakara Initiations To Begin One Day Earlier Then Its Schedule
The 34th Kalachakara initiations by His Holiness the Dalai Lama scheduled at the holy place of Bodh Gaya is set to begin one day earlier then it’s schedule. The biggest Buddhist religious event which was scheduled to begin in Bodh Gaya on 3rd January 2017 will now begin from 2nd January 2017.
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CTA Gets Indian Finance Ministry Assurance Of Help During Kalachakra Post-demonitization
A delegation led by the Sikyong of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr. Lobsang Sangay and New Delhi Representative Dongchung Ngodup met Dr. Saurabh Garg, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance India in Delhi yesterday to seek assurance of special help during the Kalachakra Post-demonitization. Sikyong had just arrived back from Bodh Gaya where he went for an…
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Dalai Lama Conferred Honorary Doctorate At University Of Mysuru
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama conferred with honorary doctorate today at the University of Mysuru. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar received honorary doctorate during the 97th convocation of the University of Mysuru. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala and Vice-Chancellor K.S. Rangappa were among those present.
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Mongolia Risked It All For The Dalai Lama
With more than 50% of its population constituting Buddhists who follow and worship the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader, Mongolia risked it all for his visit to the country last month. Despite being highly depended on China economically and politically, Mongolia invited the Dalai Lama on a religiously visit to the country despited total…
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Dr. Tenzin Dorjee Appointed U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom Commissioner
Dr. Tenzin Dorjee has been appointed to the Commissioner of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The announcement of the appointed came through an immediate press release on the website of the Commission in 8th December, 2016. According to the press release, the appointed has been made according to the recommendation of recently re-elected…
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Trump’s Direct Phone Talk With Taiwan Infuriates China
Donal Trump on Friday tweeted that he had received a phone call from Taiwan president Ms. Tsai Ing-wen who congratulated him on winning the US elections. It is reported that Mr. Trump had also congratulated Tsai in January earlier this year when she became the first female president of Taiwan. However Trump’s direct phone talk…
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Mongolia Stands Up Against China With Dalai Lama Again
The Mongolians and the Dalai Lama share special relation since the 1578 when the Mongolian ruler Altan Khan conferred the title of the Dalai Lama to Sonam Gyatso; the third reincarnation of Dalai Lama to Tibet. The Gaden Monastery in Ulan Bataar keeps a throne reserved for the Dalai Lama. Recently the 14th Dalai Lama,…