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Kalon Tripa Speaks on the Future Prospects for Tibet

Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche delivers a keynote address on the ‘Future Prospects for Tibet’ at the India International Centre in New Delhi on Monday, 16 June 2008/Photo: Tenzin Dasel, Phayul Online Website Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche, head of the…


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Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 16 Jun 2008

20 May 2008: Lhasa – A girl shot dead for trying to meet her brother (a monk) at Tsuklakhang temple An unidentified Tibetan girl, who came from a village, was shot dead using a silencer gun by the People’s Armed…


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Dalai Lama no foe of Beijing

THE Dalai Lama has a dilemma. The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism believes he is an honest friend of China and describes himself as pro-Chinese. He does not seek independence from China for Tibet and the six million Tibetans who…


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Dalai Lama asks Tibetans to respect China’s glory

The Dalai Lama in Sydney yesterday: There was some resentment, some dissatisfaction in minds of Tibetans over the China conflict. Photo: Daniel Munoz The Dalai Lama is feted for his patient forbearance, but he admitted yesterday that after 60 years…


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Dalai Lama optimistic about China-Tibet relations

ABC Radio | PM Program MARK COLVIN: Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, addressed the media at a press conference in Sydney. He says he’s optimistic that tensions between China and Tibet will ease. And he’s calling on his…