The Taiwan government said on Friday that it has allowed Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to visit the island to comfort survivors of a typhoon, a decision that will not go down well with their neighbours, China.
Maintaining that Tibetans follow the non-violent path for their fight for Tibet, Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said they are not seeking independence but meaningful "autonomy".
The Tibetan leader was to reach Tawang by chopper on April 4 but due to bad weather, he travel over 550 km by road from Guwahati to reach Tawang.
On July 2 or July 6, the Dalai Lama will reveal his mind on his successor. This makes Beijing extremely nervous as the Communist regime fully realises the importance of controlling the next Dalai Lama, points out Claude Arpi.
The Dalai Lama -- who turns 87 on July 6 -- has the unique ability to treat the powerful and the common person the same way, interact with adult and child in the same inspiring manner.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama may be harmed by six Chinese nationals who are likely to sneak into India, intelligence inputs received by the Mumbai police have warned. According to police sources, the inputs reveal the name of one Chinese national of Tibetan origin -- Tashi Phuntsok -- who was waiting to sneak into India with the intention of gathering intelligence on the Tibetan administration in exile and to cause harm to Dalai Lama.
Turning down requests by his followers to continue, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday formally conveyed to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile his decision to devolve 'political authority' to pave the way for putting in place a new democratic system to pursue the cause of Tibet.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is scheduled to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in McLeodganj, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in Dharmasala in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday."A meeting between the Dalai Lama and Rao has been scheduled at his official palace post lunch, where other high-ranking officials of his administration would also be present," an official of the external affairs ministry said.
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With China expressing strong opposition to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Tibetan organisations on Wednesday said India should not bow down to Chinese pressure and cancel the trip.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Srinagar on Thursday on a six-day private visit to Kashmir during which he is scheduled to meet Tibetan refugees living in the valley.
The mood in Mcleodganj was upbeat with locals, Tibetans and foreigners attending a function, which started around 8:30am, to mark the occasion.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama underwent a gall bladder surgery on Friday at Sir Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi.
China said it hoped India would abide by its commitment of not letting Tibetans to engage in anti-China activities and "prudently handle" the issue so as not to "disrupt" the overall bilateral ties. Commenting for the first time on the recent meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Dalai Lama, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told PTI.
The Dalai Lama was on Thursday named as the winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize 2012 for his exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension.
United States President Barack Obama will on Saturday meet the Dalai Lama, defying Chinese pressure to shun the Tibetan spiritual leader. "This meeting underscores the President's strong support for the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights for Tibetans," a White House statement said. Obama last met the Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace laureate, in February 2010.
A day after Dalai Lama's proposed visit to Maha Kumbh in Allahabad was cancelled for want of security clearance, a Buddhist outfit claimed the Tibetan spiritual leader will arrive at the congregation on Tuesday.
This year, the much-anticipated Jaipur Literature Festival will have a special touch of spirituality, with an underlying theme of Buddha's influence on the literary world. And who better than the Dalai Lama to throw open this discussion?
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since 2002, have resigned citing the "deteriorating" situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from Chinese side to the dialogue process.
The Chinese government has ordered security forces in Tibet to crush any signs of support for the Dalai Lama, as the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan spiritual leader's escape to India draws near.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the Indian government was 'little over-cautious' on the Tibet issue but the Tibetan refugees in India enjoyed sympathy of the government and the public. "I have always looked at India from a holistic view. They are a little over-cautious. But that is understandable," he said.
"India has never used me against China. I am a messenger of the ancient Indian thought and I talk about ahimsa, peace, harmony and secular ethics wherever I go," the Tibetan spiritual leader said while talking to the media.
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday said he did not want separation from China but religious and environment freedom for his people as Beijing today demanded that US "undo the damage" done by a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said India is a nation of non violence and noted that a majority of the Hindus believes in peace and amity.
Indian intelligence agencies are set to question Ugin Thinley Dorjee, the Tibetan spiritual leader known as the 17th Karmapa Lama. Intelligence agencies suspect the Karmapa Lama is allegedly operating as an agent for China in Himachal Pradesh and trying to set up China-friendly Tibetan institutions all along the Himalayan region.
Condemning the imprisonment of Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, the Tibetan government-in-exile on Friday said keeping a few individuals in prison cannot lock up their thoughts and aspirations.
Accusing China of creating "hell on earth" in Tibet by launching a "brutal crackdown," Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday demanded "legitimate and meaningful" autonomy for the Himalayan plateau.
The Dalai Lama during an interview to prominent comedian John Oliver said that Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing.
China on Thursday launched fresh broadside against exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ridiculing his India links and his assertions that Arunachal Pradesh was part of India.
In a relief for Tibetan spiritual leader Ogyen Trinely Dorje, a court in Himachal Pradesh on Monday accepted the plea of the prosecution to drop the conspiracy charge against him in the case relating to recovery of foreign currencies from his monastery in January last year.
Braving the winter chill, thousands of Tibetans and locals lined up along the roads leading to the Tawang monastery on Sunday and gave a rousing reception to the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who arrived in town on a four-day visit.
After his arrival by a helicopter from Guwahati, the 74-year-old Dalai Lama, accompanied by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Kandu, was welcomed by cheering Tibetans as he drove along the 10-km stretch from the helipad to the 400-year-old Tawang monastery.
The Obama administration has apparently decided to giver preference to its budding relations with the Communist country China over its long-time relations with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Top aides to United States President Barack Obama on Monday held talks with the Dalai Lama ahead of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's planned US visit in October.
Top aides to United States President Barack Obama on Monday held talks with the Dalai Lama ahead of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's planned US visit in October. Led by Valerie B Jarret, White House adviser and assistant to the President for inter-governmental affairs and public engagement, Obama's three senior aides had a two-hour closed-door meeting with the Dalai at his residence at Mcleodganj, about 22 km from Dharamsala.
The Dalai Lama intends to travel to Arunachal in the middle of November, which the Tibetan government-in-exile says has nothing to do with politics.
The Tibetan spiritual leader said he was surprised and saddened by China's criticism of his visit to Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh.
Expressing regret that the US decision to honour him has caused tension between Washington and Beijing, the Dalai Lama on Wednesday categorically said that he was not seeking Tibetan independence. But the Tibetan spiritual leader alleged that his homeland is facing social and environmental degradation due to the Chinese rule.
More than two lakh people from across the globe are attending the 32nd Kalachakra puja led by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya in Bihar amidt tight security arrangements. M I Khan reports.
Gordon Brown will, instead, meet the Dalai Lama in Lambeth Palace, home of the Archbishop of Canterbury. This will enable the prime minister to claim to the Chinese that he is receiving the exiled leader in spiritual rather than political capacity
