Film Screening and Lecture Series on Tibet Held in Taiwan[Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:42 p.m.]
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| A still from Joshua Dugdale’s film “The Unwinking Gaze’ showing His Holiness the Dalai Lama (L) meeting with Kalon Tripa Prof Samdhong Rinpoche and two envoys in Dharamsala |
Taipei: The
Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama based in
Taipei organised a three-day film screening and lecture series in
collaboration with Taiwan National Chiao Tung University and
Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Association of Taiwan from 11 – 13 May. The event was held at Taiwan National Chiao Tung University. It
featured riveting films on Tibet such as Tibet Stolen’s Child, which
recounts the disappearance of 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima shortly
after he was recognised in 1995 as the 11th Panchen Lama by His
Holiness the Dalai Lama. Joshua Dugdale’s ‘The Unwinking Gaze – The
Inside Story of the Dalai Lama’s Struggle for Tibet’ and ‘Leaving Fear
Behind’ (Tib: Jigdrel) by Dhondup Wangchen, who brought the views of
Tibetans living inside Tibet to the outside world in the runup to 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing, were also screened.As part of the
lecture series, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative to Taiwan
Mr. Dawa Tsering spoke about the essence of the Middle Way Approach,
which strives to bring a mutually agreeable solution to the issue of
Tibet within the framework of the Chinese constitution. Mr. Own Su Jei,
former Secretary General of Taiwan Tibet Exchange Foundation, delivered
talks on Tibetan Buddhism. Dr. Su Shan from Columbia University spoke
on human civilization.Secretary Mr.Sonam Dorjee also
participated in a programme organised by Taiwan Ministry of Education
and National Dong Hwa University in Hualian, during which a documentary
tiled ‘Escape from Tibet’ was screened at Dong Hwa University on 18
May. Mr. Sonam Dorjee explained facts about the ’17 Point Agreement’
which the Tibetan government was coerced to sign by the government of
People’s Republic of China on 23 May 1951.”Through organising
such Tibet-related programmes in Taiwan,” the organisers said, “they
were encouraged to note the increasing number of university students
taking great interest in learning about Tibet and its unique culture
and religion.”–Report filed by Kalsang Lhundup, Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Taipei
