Dalai Lama Tibet

Buddha Doodle -- Risk

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.01.2012

Molly Hahn

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Chinese Website Accuses Dalai Lama of 'Nazi' Policies

AP | SCOTT McDONALD | Posted 05.24.2012

BEIJING — A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of "Nazi" racial polic...

China: Tibetan Immolaters Are Criminals, Outcasts, Mentally Ill

AP | By ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 05.07.2012

BEIJING -- Chinese officials sought Wednesday to discredit Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest China's rule over their region, calling...

Goodbye Tibet?

John Graham | Posted 01.14.2012

John Graham

I just saw first-hand what the Chinese are doing in Tibet. The reports you've heard of cultural genocide are true. China is obliterating the ideas, traditions and habits of the Tibetan people.

Dalai Lama Honors Tibetans Who Set Selves On Fire

AP | By ANGUS McDONALD | Posted 12.19.2011

DHARMSALA, India -- The Dalai Lama fasted and led prayers Wednesday to honor nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule,...

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Dalai Lama Hosts Massive Peace Festival In Washington, D.C.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.05.2011

As the Dalai Lama celebrated his 76th birthday Wednesday, he didn't do it from his home in the Himalayan hills. Instead, there was an elaborate parade...

Dalai Lama: Tibetan Glaciers Melting

AP | Posted 06.02.2011

NEW DELHI -- The Dalai Lama said Saturday that India should be seriously concerned about the melting of glaciers in the Tibetan plateau as millions of...

Dalai Lama Stepping Down As Tibetan Political Leader

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

DHARMSALA, India -- The Dalai Lama says he will give up his political role in Tibet's government-in-exile, shifting that power to an elected represent...

Dalai Lama To Give Up Ceremonial Duties

AP | ASHOK SHARMA | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama wants to give up his lesser known role as the ceremonial leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, an aide said Tues...

The Dalai Lama: No Hurry To Appoint Successor (VIDEO)

NDTV.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The Dalai Lama is in no hurry to appoint a successor, he told NDTV presenter Barkha Dhutt on July 4 at his residence in Dharamsala, India. The hour-lo...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Role Model

Bhuchung K. Tsering | Posted 05.25.2011

Bhuchung K. Tsering

The new perspective of His Holiness as a role model is one that may be shared by Tibetans and non-Tibetans alike.

Prosperity vs. Human Rights: The Dalai Lama's Urgent Message for the West

Jonathan Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Green

There is a deeper resonance -- and controversy -- to the Dalai Lama's preachings: that peace and compassion are more important than prosperity and financial advancement.

Dalai Lama: China Aims To Annihilate Buddhism

AP | ASHWINI BHATIA | Posted 05.25.2011

DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all hi...

Whole Child International Hosting The Dalai Lama For Children's Issues

Posted 05.25.2011

After Karen Gordon's divorce in 2003, she used the $1 million settlement to start her own nonprofit organization, Whole Child International. While rai...

Dalai Lama-Obama Meeting Will Be Closely Watched By China

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House on Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan peopl...

China Urges US To Cancel Meeting With Dalai Lama

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, ...

China Refuses To Discuss Tibet Independence

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday not to meet the Dalai Lama, saying any such meeting would harm bilateral relations. An...

Dalai Lama India Visit Angers China (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

The Dalai Lama has visited a quiet frontier town in northeast India called Tawang, despite Chinese opposition. BBC explains how the region is hotly-c...

South Africa: Dalai Lama Controversy Splits Government

allAfrica.com | Faatimah Hendricks | Posted 05.25.2011

Cape Town -- South Africa's health minister, Barbara Hogan, has condemned her own government for denying the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama,...

China Arrests Tibetan Protesters Supporting Dalai Lama

The Guardian | Tania Branigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Chinese authorities have detained up to 24 Tibetans who shouted support for the Dalai Lama in a restive area of Sichuan province, an overseas campaign...

Dalai Lama's Aides Are Talking To China

New York Times | William Yardley | Posted 05.25.2011

The Dalai Lama said Sunday that "some efforts" at diplomacy were under way between his representatives and those of the Chinese government even as off...