Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

  • HITA: Bringing Himalayan people together through music 16 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    Himalayan International Traditional Arts (HITA), a Japan-based organisation, aims to promote understanding in the Himalayan region through music and arts. ...

  • Tibetans in Ladakh – fifty years after 15 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

    The people of Ladakh share the ancient Tibetan Buddhist culture with Tibetan refugees from Tibet, but relations between them are not always the best. ...

  • Nepal denies permission for Tibet guru’s last rites 13 July 2014 | Utpal Parishar This post has one comment

    Retracting its earlier stance, Nepal has refused to allow entry of a prominent Tibetan spiritual leader’s body from India for his last rites. ...

  • On his 79th birthday, Dalai Lama calls for religious harmony 6 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    The Dalai Lama called for religious harmony and pleaded all to end the killings of people in the name of religion, as he celebrated his 79th birthday in Ladakh. ...

  • Just Back: Tibet’s sacred mantra 30 June 2014 | Lisa Lermon This post has no comments yet

    At 5ft tall, its golden form was adorned with rubies, coral, turquoise and other precious gems, and, to me, appeared redolent with mystery. ...

  • Tibetans head to Leh to participate in Kalachakra | Vishal Gulati This post has no comments yet

    Thousands of Buddhist devotees have started heading to Leh where their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will participate in the Kalachakra ceremony. ...

  • Thierry Dodin On Shamar Rinpoche’s death and the future of Karmapa 23 June 2014 | Thierry Dodin This post has 11 comments

    More important than the coincidence of the death of Shamar Rinpoche in the country when Karmapa was visiting, is what implications his death has on Tibetan politics. ...

  • Karmapa arrives in Berlin on first European tour 5 June 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for his first European visit, where he will be giving spiritual teachings. ...

  • Tenzin Yangzom wins ‘Miss Tibet 2014’ crown unopposed 3 June 2014 This post has 2 comments

    Tibetan contestant Tenzin Yangzom from Sikkim will be crowned Miss Tibet 2014 here 8 June, an event organiser said here Tuesday. Yangzom won the pageant unopposed. ...

  • Tibetan died trying to stop fight at Losar party 12 March 2014 | Terry Davidson This post has one comment

    A young member of Toronto's Tibetan community was murdered while trying to break up a fight over the weekend, according to Toronto Police. Tenzin Tseten, 22, was fatally stabbed in the chest. ...