Dharamshala: More than 200 Tibetan educators and school administrators convened in Dharamshala this morning for the 8th Tibetan General Conference on Education, held at the Sikyong Hall in Gangchen Kyishong. The event, organised by the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), aimed to address key issues surrounding the Tibetan …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses Deep Sadness Over the Earthquake in Tibet
Dharamshala: As the distressing news of an earthquake that struck Dingri in Tibet this morning emerges, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama shared a message expressing profound sadness over the disaster that claimed several lives and left many more injured. The message, published on His Holiness’ official website, …
Read More »His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Arrives Safely at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India: On Friday, 3 January 2025 His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamshala, where the streets were lined by Tibetans and other well-wishers gathered to see him off, to take a winter sojourn in the warmer climate of South India. He spent the night in New …
Read More »Condolences for President Jimmy Carter
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India: On learning that President Jimmy Carter had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Chip Carter, the President’s son, at the Carter Center, today, to offer his condolences. “President Carter lived a truly meaningful life, he wrote, with decades of untiring efforts to …
Read More »Tibet’s Larung Gar Buddhist Academy Faces New Restrictions as Military Presence Increases
Dharamshala: According to recent reports from Tibet, China has deployed significant military forces at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the largest Tibetan Buddhist study centre in the world, located in Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Karze, Tibet’s traditional Kham province, which has been incorporated into Sichuan Province. Approximately 400 Chinese military …
Read More »Potential Removal of Tibetan Language from College Entrance Examinations in Tibet
Dharamshala: The Tibetan language is continuously being eradicated from educational institutions as a result of systematic efforts by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as reported by local observers, triggering a “second Cultural Revolution” in Tibet. In recent months, claims have been made that Tibetan language may …
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