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Three factors characterise China’s foreign policy in South Asia: Tibet, Buddhism, and India-Pakistan tensions.
According to ThePrint, Experts and researchers on Friday said at the virtual All India Conference of China Studies, hosted by the Institute of China Studies, that China’s foreign policy in South Asia is shaped by the issue of Tibet in its engagement with Nepal, using Buddhism as a tool of “soft power,” and leveraging the…
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Penpa Tsering: Beijing must understand Buddhism for Dalai Lama’s succession.
Penpa Tsering, the newly elected president of CTA, called for exile unity and pledged work to resume CTA representatives’ talks with China. Tsering said that he will fulfill the aspirations of the electorate in all matters, including resolving the Sino-Tibet issue. He said he would resume talks between his administration and China to settle the…
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Essence of Buddhism is Compassion: Dalai Lama Inaugurates Thai Temple
Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has inaugurated a new Thai Buddhist Temple in the holy place Bodh Gaya on Thursday according to the report in official website of Central Tibetan Administration. His Holiness told that the essence of Buddhism is compassion and Buddhists can contribute the world with more compassion.
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Millions Adopting Buddhism In China Says Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said on Tuesday that millions of people in China were adopting Buddhism, refuting claims about how his teachings did not have any impact in the Communist country. The Nobel laureate was speaking to reporters at Karshni Ashram Raman Reti in Mathura when he said, “Adopting of Buddhism by 400 million…
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Karmapa Talks On Buddhism And Eating Meat
On the 6th day of the Spring teachings of Gyalwang Karmapa in Sarnath, he discussed about the core issue of whether a buddhist practitioner eat meat. He also clarified the incorrect meaning of his suggestion for people to stop eating meat that he made few years ago at a Kagyu Monlam.
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Dalai Lama Congratulates Bhutan’s PM-Elect Tshering Tobgay
In a letter of profound significance, His Holiness acknowledged the deep-rooted spiritual connection shared between the Tibetan people and the Bhutanese populace. As the venerable Supreme Religious Leader, His Holiness expressed not only admiration but also spiritual warmth for Bhutan’s remarkable journey in democratic governance, guided by the insightful leadership of the Druk Gyalpo.
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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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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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India Arrests Suspected Chinese Spy from Tibetan Refugee Camp
Cai Ruo, a native of China’s Hainan province, disguised as Dolma Lama of Nepali nationality, a Tibetan Buddhist nun, wearing Tibetan Buddhist robes, and shaven hair, living in one of the most hustling Tibetan refugee camps in India, Manju ka Tilla in New Delhi, was nabbed by Special Cell of Delhi Police on suspicion of…
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Revive & Restore: The Cause of Tibet & The Faith in Middle-Way Approach
In times of being invaded and exiled, reclaiming one’s land and defending one’s independence is a common response that is just, meanwhile defaming the oppressor and resisting the oppression too is a normal reaction that is natural.