May 19, 2020 CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay welcomes US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s strong call for Panchen Lama’s release. Dharamshala: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a strong-worded statement on the 25th anniversary of the Panchen Lama’s enforced disappearance, demanding the Chinese government to release and “immediately …
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China’s Regulation on Religious Groups: A Systematic “Sinicization” of Religions
By Tenzin Tseten for Tibet Policy Institute, 19 May 2020 The State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) issued a regulation titled Measures for the Administration of Religious Groups on January 1, 2020. The regulation consists of 41 articles under six chapters that came into effect on February 1, 2020. Although the regulation …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama to confer two-day Avalokiteshvara initiation
Dharamshala: As per the announcement of Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness will confer two-day Avalokiteshvara Empowerment (Chenrezig wang) on 30-31 May 2020 from approximately 9 am to 10.30 am (Indian Standard Time). The global audience can tune into live webcasts of these teachings in Tibetan, English, Chinese, …
Read More »Second day of Nagarjuna’s ‘Precious Garland’ webcast
Dharamsala: “Today is a new day,” announced His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he opened the second session of his webcast teaching about Nagarjuna’s ‘Precious Garland’, “and I’d like to wish all my dharma friends ‘Good morning’.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his speaking live to a world wide …
Read More »The Pandemic and the Tibetans in North America
Tibetans in the US and Canada offer lunches to the first responders, nurses, doctors, and also to those who are quarantined. Washington DC: The coronavirus (COVID-19) originated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is established beyond doubt. The virus’s initial outbreak was severely censored and obscured by the Chinese …
Read More »Representative Ngodup Tsering attends annual board meeting of PeaceJam Foundation
Representative Ngodup Tsering attends the annual board meeting of PeaceJam Foundation. Washington DC: Representative Ngodup Tsering, Office of Tibet, Washington DC attended the annual board meeting of the PeaceJam Foundation, an organization that was co-founded 25 years ago by Dwan and Ivan, with the blessing of His Holiness the Dalai …
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