Dalai Lama - Obama Meeting Results
Two Nobel Peace laureates hold White House talks, despite Chinese warnings.
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Obama Decided to Meet Dalai Lama 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 | 
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241-year-old Giant Thangka Unfurled in Bhutan
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, [...]
Tags: Bhutan, Buddhist Art, Tibetan Buddhism
Bhutan, Buddhism, Himalaya, News | Leo Golan | October 18, 2009 2:54 pm | Comments (1)
Dalai Lama Set Aside By Obama, Honored At U.S. Capitol
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)
Obama Breaks Precedent By Not Meeting Dalai Lama
In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama
Tags: China, Dalai Lama, Obama, Politics
News, Politics | Leo Golan | 2:38 pm | Comments (1)
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