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On Monday this week, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama descended on the land of the rising sun, Japan. The “simple Buddhist monk,” as he often calls himself, has a series of teachings and public engagements in Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba and Fukuoka in Japan, from 12 November to 22 November. More

Dharamshala: About a few thousand people packed into the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall on Saturday to hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama deliver a talk titled ‘One - We are one family’. The event was organised by Sherab Kyetsel Ling Institute and supported by Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tibet House Japan), Mongolian and Tibetan Culture Exchange Support. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the author and advocate of Universal Secular Ethics was joined by a group of scientists on Friday to discuss scopes for greater scientific intervention in tackling human emotions. Three prominent scientists namely Neuroscientist Iri Atsushi, Physicist Chu, Professor Sasiko Yoshikawa, Kyoto University joined the panel with His Holiness. More

Dharamshala: Senator Dianne Feinstein from the state of California introduced a resolution titled S.RES.686 honouring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari on Tuesday, 13 November. More

Riga, 16 November 2018: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Hon’ble Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, arrived in Latvia’s capital city of Riga on 13 November on his maiden visit for official engagements at the invitation of Latvia for Tibet, the Tibet Support Group in Latvia. More

Dharamshala: More than 30,000 people have been evacuated amid a twin landslide and flooding incidents in Jomda and Palyul, in Chamdo, eastern Tibet. The first landslide, which struck on 11 October on the mountainside in Bolu Township in the intersection of Jomda and Payul counties caused a serious blockage of the Drichu river, resulting in flooding of the surrounding area. More

WASHINGTON DC: During his three-day visit to the capital city, President Dr. Lobsang Sangay met with many high-level United States’ administration officials. On the first day, he met with Samuel Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (IRF). The IRF’s mission is to promote religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy. More

WASHINGTON DC: On his final day in the capital, President Dr. Lobsang Sangay of Central Tibetan Administration met with Senator Patrick Leahy, a dear friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and one of the biggest supporters of the Tibetan people’s right to live in dignity and freedom. More

WASHINGTON DC: President Dr. Lobsang Sangay spent the day rallying support for Tibet in both the House and Senate chambers. He met with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen who has been one of the staunchest champions for human rights on the Hill. President Dr. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today concluded his two-day Buddhist teachings which were held from 14-15 November at the National Convention Hall of Yokohama. His Holiness gave an explanatory transmission of Je Tsongkhapa’s ‘In Praise of the Buddha for Teaching Dependent Arising' which was followed with the preparatory rituals for Avalokiteshvara initiation. More

Dharamshala: With the blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and under the leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration, Tibetan people across India and overseas are observing the year 2018 as 'Thank You Year' to express gratitude to the Government and its people for supporting Tibetan people and its cause. More

Washington DC: President Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Central Tibetan Administration addressed a gathering of Chinese and Tibetans at an outreach event organised by the Office of Tibet, Washington DC on 13 November.  Leaders of democratic China movement, managers of major news media, members of the local Tibetan association and Tibetan Youth Congress were among the gathering. More

Dharamshala: The millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist tradition has immense potential to contribute to peace in the world, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, as he entrusted Tibetans, monastic and lay, to pay attention to preserve Tibetan culture and Buddhist tradition. More

WASHINGTON DC: President Dr. Lobsang Sangay wrapped up the first successful day in Washington DC, the capital of the United States. The day started with an event at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) titled Tibet and the Belt and Road Initiative: Lessons Learned from the Tibetan Experience with Chinese Infrastructure Projects. More

Dharamshala: In an interview with NHK, one of Japan’s largest TV broadcasters, this Tuesday His Holiness the Dalai Lama said the question of his reincarnation was not an urgent concern, indicating by gesture that he's in robust health. More

New Delhi: Jack Dorsey, co-founder and Chief Executive officer of Twitter, on his maiden visit to India, prioritized a meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi. More

Dharamshala: Hundreds of well-wishers and devotees in Japan celebrated the arrival of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the country after exactly two years. His Holiness had last visited Japan in November 2016. The Tibetan leader will conduct a series of teachings and talks over the next ten days. More

Dharamshala: Speaker of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Ven. Khenpo Sonam Tenphel is scheduled to visit Latvia, Belgium and France from 13 to 23 November for a ten-day official program which includes meeting the members of Tibet support groups in respective countries. More

Freiburg, Germany: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay spoke at a public-talk event organized by the Tibet Forderkreis eV, a non-profit organization known for its support for humanitarian and refugee aid for the Tibetan community in exile, at the Tibet Kailash House yesterday. More

Chauntra: Kalon Karma Gelek Yuthok of Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration attended the inauguration ceremony of Zabsang Choekhorling Monastery’s Shedra (Monastic Education Center) and Zabsang Choekhorling Makerspace, new era of Artificial Intelligence as a guest of honour at Chauntra, 10 November. More