Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

  • Himalayan Viagra: Tibet’s gold rush may be coming to an end 2 July 2016 | Simon Denyer This post has no comments yet

    For hundreds of thousands of Tibetan herders across a vast swath of the plateau, caterpillar fungus is their main source of income, their economic lifeline and their only link to China’s growing prosperity. ...

  • Mila Rangzen Buddhist faith has caused the sleep of the Tibetan brain | Mila Rangzen This post has 9 comments

    I do not question the Buddhist precepts of morality here, but the blind-faith-based aspect of popular Tibetan Buddhism. ...

  • “Tibetans in-exile” cannot speak Tibetan: Whose fault? 22 June 2016 This post has no comments yet

    All Tibetan schools practice bilingual education. Pastoral areas and some village schools teach simultaneously in both languages, with main classes taught in Tibetan. ...

  • Two Tibetan women footballers earn coaching licenses 20 June 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

    Lhamo Kyi (19) and Jamyang Choetso (18), both from Dharamshala, earned their All India Football Federation (AIFF) 'D' Coaching Licenses from Goa. ...

  • Ugyen Gyalpo Significance of Tibetan language: Helping them find the fault in their own stars 15 June 2016 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has no comments yet

    To blame people for their shortcomings is irrational and childlike crankiness. Language is insignificant so long as a person upholds and incorporates Buddhist values into their lives. ...

  • Mila Rangzen Mind your etiquette — the whole world is watching 11 June 2016 | Mila Rangzen This post has no comments yet

    Every time dresi is served on modern Tibetan formal occasions, you can't help but observe one basic thing is missing: A tiny spoon and some paper napkins. ...

  • Tenzing Sangnyi crowned new Miss Tibet 6 June 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has 5 comments

    Tenzing Sangnyi was crowned the new Miss Tibet at TIPA on Sunday night, with a cheque for 100,000 rupees presented by sponsor Jangchup Nyendak. ...

  • Four to vie for the Miss Tibet 2016 crown 31 May 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has 2 comments

    Four young Tibetan women are vying for the Miss Tibet Pageant 2016 crown in the 14th edition of the Pageant since it was first started in 2002. ...

  • Vijay Kranti photos celebrate life of Dalai Lama 12 April 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

    This photo festival is an Indian photographer's artistic tribute to the success story of a peaceful and brave refugee community, its monk leader the Dalai Lama, and their magnanimous hosts -- the people and Government of India. ...

  • China official says Dalai Lama ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism 29 March 2016 | Ben Blanchard This post has 3 comments

    The Dalai Lama is "making a fool" of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it. ...