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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

United States: On 21 December 2024, Sikyong arrived at the final stop of his official U.S. tour, San Francisco. His arrival at San Francisco International Airport was met with a warm reception, as a long line of Tibetans eagerly awaited him, reflecting the city’s significant Tibetan population. This was further …

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India: On a crisp, bright winter’s day this afternoon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, to join an estimated 3500 people observing Ganden Nga Chö, the Anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa’s passing away. As he made his …