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15 hours ago · In a monastery beneath snow-capped mountains in northern India, the Buddhist monk entrusted with protecting the Dalai Lama and foretelling his people's future is concerned. The Dalai Lama turns 89 on Saturday and China insists it will choose his successor as Tibet's chief spiritual leader. "His Holiness is the fourteenth Dalai Lama, then there will be a fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth," the ...
3 hours ago · New Delhi, India. July 6 is commemorated as World Tibet Day every year as it marks the birthday of its most revered leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. (Image: Reuters) The systemic Chinese efforts to curtail the Tibetan way of life through covert and overt measures are resulting in a dramatic change in the demographic profile of the region.
4 hours ago · The Dalai Lama, a charismatic figure who popularized Buddhism internationally and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, is turning 89 on Saturday. China insists it will choose his successor as Tibet's chief spiritual leader, raising concerns about the future of the Tibetan Buddhist movement. The incumbent Dalai Lama, who has embraced a "Middle Way" of peacefully seeking genuine autonomy and ...
15 hours ago · Seven years later, a Sikh army led by General Zorawar Singh invaded western Tibet from Ladakh, starting the Sino-Sikh War. A Qing-Tibetan army repelled the invaders but was in turn defeated when it chased the Sikhs into Ladakh. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Chushul between the Chinese and Sikh empires.
15 hours ago · July 6, 2024, at 7:05 a.m. As the Dalai Lama Turns 89, Exiled Tibetans Fear a Future Without Him. More. Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tibetans participate in a protest march held to mark the 65th ...
15 hours ago · Dharamsala: As a mark of reverence on the 89th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, an icon of ahimsa (non-violence) and karuna (compassion), on Saturday, ‘Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story’ was released worldwide. The documentary, directed by Jean-Paul Mertinez, explores details of the Nobel Peace Laureate’s incredible escape into exile for the
15 hours ago · The Dalai Lama has made the hillside town his headquarters since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. Representatives of a Tibetan government-in-exile also reside there.
