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Dalai Lama’s Advice Concerning Dolgyal (Shugden)

Following long and careful investigations, His Holiness the Dalai Lama strongly discourages Tibetan Buddhists from propitiating the fierce spirit known as Dolgyal (Shugden). Although he once practised Dolgyal propitiation himself, His Holiness renounced the practice in 1975 after discovering the…


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Peace and Compassion a concert for Tibet

Peace and Compassion a concert for Tibet In support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his visit to Sydney. A ‘Peace and Compassion a concert for Tibet” will be staged on Sunday 15th June 2008 at 7pm, City Recital…


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Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 3 Jun 2008

24 May 2008: Lhasa – Three youths shouted pro-independence slogans Pro-independence slogans were shouted by three Tibetan youths at Tromsik-khang market, in Lhasa, in the afternoon of 24 May. Three Tibetan youths arrived at Tromsik-khang market and had short argument…


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Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 2 Jun 2008

24 May 2008: Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Karze “TAP”,(incorporated into Chinese Province of Sichuan) – People involved in protests in March are being arrested Sungkyab, resident of Tse-shey village, Khenleb Sub-district, Serthar County, was arrested by County Public Security Bureau…


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Rivers of Money Not Flowing to Tibetans

Sydney: Australian officials were recently stunned to hear a senior Chinese policy maker give an honest diagnosis of why China’s Tibet policies had gone so badly wrong. At that point four weeks ago it was hard to find clear-eyed analysis…