The Office of Tibet – Washington DC and the Dalai Lama Trust Organized a three-day Summer Buddhism Retreat for University Students and Young Professionals of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist Heritage. The 2016 Summer Buddhism Retreat for university students and young professionals of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist heritage was held at …

DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong and Education Kalon Dr. Lobsang Sangay today released three Tibetan language textbooks to be taught at weekend language classes to Tibetan children in North America. Sikyong remarked: “I applaud the Tibetan communities in North America, especially the voluntary teachers for organizing weekend language class for the young children, …

WASHINGTON D.C: US President Barack Obama met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House on 15 June 2016, despite stiff objections from the Chinese government. During the forty-five minute meeting, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his condolences to the President over the Orlando …

WASHINGTON D.C.: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented a citation to Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay on 15 June to recognise and honour the democratic accomplishments of the Central Tibetan Administration, as envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The citation – a framed copy of the US preamble on …

DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today proposed a strategy of five-fifty in his inaugural speech at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term of office, at the Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala. The five-fifty strategy calls for a renewed effort in the Tibetan people’s struggle to seek genuine autonomy in the next …

Pictured above: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the swearing-in ceremony, May 27, 2016 DHARAMSHALA: Dr Lobsang Sangay was sworn-in for a second term as Sikyong in front of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the oath-taking ceremony today at Tsuglagkhang. The ceremony was attended …