Re-election of Exiled PM Spurs Hope for Renewed Tibet Talks
by Shannon Van Sant, Voice of America, 16 May 2016 HONG KONG— The re-election of Lobsang Sangay as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile has renewed hopes among some that dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China’s central government, which stopped in…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Begins Four-Day Teaching at Osaka, Japan
OSAKA, Japan: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today began the first of the four-day teachings on Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisatva’s Way of Life (Tib: Chodjug) at the Osaka International Convention Center. The text of the teaching consists of ten chapters…
Inner Peace? The Dalai Lama Made a Website for That
The New York Times, 6 May 2016 ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Dalai Lama, who tirelessly preaches inner peace while chiding people for their selfish, materialistic ways, has commissioned scientists for a lofty mission: to help turn secular audiences into more self-aware,…
Final Results of Sikyong and Tibetan Parliamentary Elections Declared
DHARAMSHALA: Mr Sonam Choephel Shosur, the chief election commissioner, accompanied by Ven Tempa Tashi and Mr Tenzin Choephel, the two additional election commissioners, declared the consolidated results of the final Tibetan general election today. Speaking at the press conference, Mr…