Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

  • Tulku Orgyen Tobgyal apologises to Dalai Lama for criticising online teachings 31 May 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 23 comments

    Tulku Orgyen Tobgyal apologised to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after Tobgyal had criticised him for giving online empowerments, saying that his criticism was only aimed towards protecting the practice of tantra. ...

  • Tulku Orgyen Tobgyal criticises Dalai Lama for online teachings 28 May 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 39 comments

    Tulku Orgyen Tobgyal criticised the Dalai Lama for giving teachings and empowerments through the Internet, saying that such a practice is degenerating the Dharma, and even is no less than destroying the Dharma. ...

  • Frederick Douglass and the Tibetan struggle 15 May 2020 | Tenzin Dorje This post has 9 comments

    I think it is important to learn from past and current struggles and their leaders. The civil rights movement, the anti-colonial struggle, and the ongoing indigenous struggles provide new perspectives for the Tibetan struggle. ...

  • Miss Tibet Pageant 2020 cancelled due to Coronavirus 31 March 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

    The Miss Tibet Pageant 2020 has been cancelled due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, organisers said in a press release. The 2020 Pageant was to be held in McLeod Ganj from 5 to 7 June. ...

  • Journey into Tibetan language and calligraphy in Kalimpong 23 December 2019 | Tenzin Dechen This post has no comments yet

    Renowned Tibetan calligrapher Jamyang Dorjee Chakrishar did a live demonstration of Tibetan calligraphy and talked about the importance of Tibetan language in Kalimpong on 22 December. ...

  • Demographic survey shows exile Tibetan exodus to West 18 December 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 6 comments

    The demographic landscape of the Tibetans in exile has drastically changed, with more than half the population now said to have moved from India to Western countries. ...

  • Dalai Lama leaves for South India for two weeks of programmes 9 December 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    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 12 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. ...