Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

  • Dalai Lama leaves for South India for two weeks of programmes 9 December 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama left for South India early today for a fortnight of programme in Mundgod , which include teachings, empowerment, and a long-life prayer for him by several monasteries. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Forget China, let’s fix injustice in our society 3 December 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 9 comments

    Dealing with these injustices, one feels like our oppressor is not somewhere else but is among ourselves. It feels like: Forget China, first we need to sort ourselves out. ...

  • Himalayan Buddhists support Tibetan-recognised Dalai Lama reincarnation 30 November 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 13 comments

    A 3-day gathering in McLeod Ganj of Tibetan religious leaders and monks and nuns from Buddhist and Tibetan Bon tradition passed a resolution that opposed any interference in selecting the next Dalai Lama. ...

  • Dalai Lama says no hurry to discuss his reincarnation 29 November 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

    China is expected to pick a different 15th Dalai Lama despite Tibetan opposition, a move seen by Tibetans as to legitimise its control over Tibet. It has created new rules to control the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism. ...

  • Tibetan religious leaders oppose Chinese meddling in reincarnation issue 27 November 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

    As China sets its intention on appointing the next Dalai Lama, Tibetan religious leaders oppose a Chinese version, saying that China has no role to play in the selection process. ...

  • Renowned Tibetan doctor Yeshi Dhonden passes away 26 November 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

    Dr Yeshi Dhonden, renowned Tibetan doctor and former physician of the Dalai Lama, known for curing cancer, passed away in the wee hours of the morning of 26 November 2019 at his home in McLeod Ganj. ...

  • Sheama-tam – Tibetan hip-hop music in resistance 10 November 2019 | N Dhargyal This post has no comments yet

    Hip-hop music has become a channel for Tibetan youth to communicate among themselves between the two worlds we are living in, and a resistance in its own way against the Chinese government. ...

  • Obituary: Legendary A Dogah passes away at age 77 3 November 2019 | Tsarong Dolkar Tshering This post has no comments yet

    A Dogah was characterised by his indomitable spirit, talent, honesty, deep commitment, and utmost dedication in the conservation and development of Tibetan art, culture, and heritage. ...

  • New TIPA auditorium inaugurated, but marred by flaws 1 November 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

    The Tibetan centre for traditional dance and music, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, celebrated its 60th anniversary with the inauguration of its new auditorium by the Dalai Lama. ...

  • Dalai Lama alone can decide his succession: Exile Tibetans 5 October 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    Exile Tibetans unanimously declared that any decisions on succession of the Dalai Lama will only be the prerogative of himself and his office, and opposed any other party meddling. ...