Author: Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post (Source) The Dalai Lama is often quoted as saying, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” So when people in Philadelphia learned earlier this year that the locally based National Constitutional Center would be awarding its Liberty Medal to the Buddhist leader this …

Note: The Local Philadelpia ABC Channel (http://6abc.com/live/) will re-air the entire ceremony on Sunday, November 1st at 1:00pm (Eastern Standard Time). October 27, 2015: The National Constitution Center awarded His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet the 2015 Liberty Medal on October 26, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. His …

Article Source: (Source) Author: Thupten Samphel. October 26, 2016: The importance of the Tibetan plateau to Asia is threefold: geopolitical, cultural and environmental. What China does or does not do in Tibet has geopolitical, cultural and environmental consequences for the rest of Asia. Geopolitically, Tibet served as an effective buffer …

October 23, 2015: In a unique and unprecedented effort by the 14th Kashag to solve people’s problems, Paljor Kalon Tsering Dhundup la and Kalsang Chodon, a senior staff at CTA’s Department of Finance Chatrel Section, visited 12 cities in North America from September 25 to October 14, 2015. They were …

Creative vibrations from the ‘Roof of the World’ By ROBIN CAUDELL Press-Republican | Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5:16 pm PLATTSBURGH (Source) — Tashi Dholak brushed wax over his intricate teak and pine carvings inside the Burke Gallery at SUNY Plattsburgh. He learned the traditional Tibetan art in Dharamsala, India, where he …

October 11, 2015 – Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay inaugurated the Utah Tibetan Community center The new Tibetan community hall was to be inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama initially. However, after the cancellation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s entire program in the US, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay was requested to …