The Dalai Lama tried to hold a rare direct conversation with people inside China, answering questions live on Twitter about the fate of Tibet.
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May 22, 2010 7:23 am | 
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Two Nobel Peace laureates hold White House talks, despite Chinese warnings.
Barack Obama still plans to meet the Dalai Lama, despite China’s warning that such a meeting would hurt ties already strained by U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.
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News, Politics | Leo Golan | February 11, 2010 4:47 pm | Comments (0)
Kuenselonline, 28 September, 2009 - A 241-year old Gyalwa Jampa thongdroel (giant thangka) of the Buddha Maitreya, or the future Buddha, was unfurled at the Phajoding monastery in Thimphu yesterday, after 47 years.
The 37 by 31 feet thongdroel, the first of its kind in the country, was constructed by the 14th Je Khenpo, Tenzin Namgyel, [...]
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Bhutan, Buddhism, Himalaya, News | Leo Golan | October 18, 2009 2:54 pm | Comments (1)
John McCain: “The Dalai Lama has spent his life in the passionate, tireless and non-violent defense of his people’s right to self-determination and dignity.”
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News, Politics | Leo Golan | October 7, 2009 2:58 pm | Comments (1)
