Larung Gar Before and After Demolition: Satellite Images Reveal the Scale of Destruction
A year after the Chinese government-led demolitions of Larung Gar, a Buddhist institute in Tibet, satellite images reveal the scale of the extensive damage caused by the destruction. Rights groups Free Tibet and Tibet Watch released a joint report this Thursday, which “captures…
CTA President Congratulates Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister-elect of New Zealand
Dharamshala: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration Dr Lobsang Sangay today congratulated Jacinda Ardern for being elected as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is the youngest prime minister of the country in the past 150 years…
Chorig Kalon Attends Cremation Ceremony of Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
Shimla: Kalon Karma Gelek Yuthok, Department of Religion and Culture, CTA today attended the cremation ceremony of late Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism at Thupten Dorjedrak Monastery, Shimla. The program started early…
On His Maiden Manipur Visit His Holiness Hails Dialogue as Solution to Human Problems
IMPHAL, Manipur: His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday addressed a packed audience at Imphal’s city convention center to speak at a global conference on ‘Peace and Harmony’ organised by the Manipur state government. This was His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s…