US reports severe suppression of religious freedom in Tibet
DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese government imposed severe repression on the religious freedom of Tibetans across Tibet, the US said in its 2013 International Religious Freedom Report. The report said the Chinese government’s respect for and protection of religious freedom in the…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama returns to Dharamshala
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamshala today from Delhi after successfully concluding the 33rd Kalachakra teachings at Ladakh. Around 200,000 devotees from over 73 countries attended the Kalachakra teachings from 03-14 July. Speaking at the concluding ceremony…
Kalachakra Empowerment – the Offering Dance
(Dalai Lama.com) Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India 9 July 2014 Today saw the culmination of activities that began a week ago as the preparatory prayers and rituals for the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment came to a conclusion. The sand mandala was completed…
14th Kashag dedicates 2014 as Year of HH the Great 14th Dalai Lama
DHARAMSHALA: As the 14th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration dedicated 2014 as the year of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama, thousands of Tibetans, the state government’s top Indian officials and local Indians celebrated His Holiness’s 79th birthday…