Pubblicato il rapporto annuale per sui diritti umani in Tibet
Pubblicato il rapporto annuale per il 2013 sui diritti umani in Tibet. appello di ITN per la liberazione di Xu Zhiyong
A questo proposito, il rapporto afferma che i nomadi tibetani sono stati in gran parte obbligati “a lasciare le loro terre d’origine e trasferiti in aree urbane contro la loro volontà e senza adeguate misure di compensazione: Read the rest of this entry »
Centinaia di tibetani chiedono la liberazione di Khenpo Kartse
La manifestazione di protesta per chiedere la liberazione di Khenpo Kartse, l’abate trentottenne del monastero di Jhapa
Centinaia di tibetani chiedono la liberazione di Khenpo Kartse
Il 15 gennaio, oltre 400 tibetani tra i quali 60 monaci si sono riuniti in una silenziosa manifestazione di protesta (nella foto) per chiedere la liberazione di Khenpo Kartse, l’abate trentottenne del monastero di Jhapa, situato a Nangchen, prefettura di Yushul, nella parte orientale della Regione Autonoma Tibetana. Il “Khenpo”, sospettato di “attività contro lo stato”, era stato arrestato il 6 dicembre 2013 mentre si recava a Chengdu.
Conosciuto anche come Karma Tsewang, Khenpo Kartse è molto rispettato tra i tibetani per il suo incessante adoperarsi in campo sociale e per l’attività svolta a sostegno e protezione della lingua, della religione e della cultura tibetana. Read the rest of this entry »
Promote Indian culture in universities: Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at the inauguration of the National Seminar on the Philosophy of Nagarjuna at Pt. Ravishankar Shulkla University in Raipur, Chattisgarh on January 13, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Promote Indian culture in universities: Dalai Lama
Raipur, Chattisgarh, India, 14 January 2014 (By Smita Mainkar, TNN) – Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said on Monday that people worship God and offer flowers just for the sake of rituals without knowing the meaning of it. “In universities of countries like Japan and China, students have better knowledge of the culture than the monks who keep worshipping. I would like to promote Indian culture in the universities here,” he said while inaugurating the national seminar on the philosophy of Nagarjuna here at the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University.
Throwing light on the philosophy of Nagarjuna, Dalai Lama said, “Love, compassion are the only things that a human being should develop to become a good individual. Read the rest of this entry »
Due nuovi incendi in Tibet: incidenti o sabotaggi?
Sono meri incidenti o gravi sabotaggi gli incendi a monasteri e luoghi di culto in Tibet?
Oltre due terzi dell’antica città di Gyalthag, situata nella Contea di Dechen, provincia dello Yunnan, sono andati distrutti da un colossale incendio sviluppatosi nella serata di sabato 11 gennaio. Nonostante l’intervento di almeno mille vigili del, le fiamme hanno devastato più di trecento abitazioni. Non ci sono vittime ma molti residenti sono rimasti senza casa.
Gyalthag, ribattezzata dai cinesi “Shangri-la”, fu teatro nel 2010 di un imponente trasferimento della popolazione nomade tibetana: oltre 6.000 pastori appartenenti a 1.300 diverse famiglie nomadi furono trasferiti in alloggi stanziali in ottemperanza a un preciso programma governativo. Read the rest of this entry »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Warmly Welcomed at Nagaloka
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting well-wishers during his visit to Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement Camp in Maharashtra, India on January 10, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Warmly Welcomed at Nagaloka
Nagpur, Maharasthtra, India, 9 January 2014 – People beside the road waving Buddhist and Tibetan flags and scattering rose petals over his car welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Nagpur yesterday. After arriving at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport he drove directly to the Buddhist training and conference centre Nagaloka. Donning his saffron coloured Dharma robe he paid respects before the 36 feet high statue of the Walking Buddha, an image that Dr Ambedkar favoured as personifying the expression of compassionate activity for the benefit of all. His Holiness scattered flowers at the foot of the statue before circumambulating it. He recommended that it would be beneficial if quotations from the Buddha’s teachings could also be displayed in the vicinity. Next, His Holiness paid his respects before the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, architect of Independent India’s secular constitution, of which he regularly speaks in praise and admiration. Read the rest of this entry »
Madrid cede a Pechino
Cedendo alle pressioni di Pechino, il governo spagnolo si appresterebbe a limitare i poteri dell’Alta Corte di giustizia e a bloccare la sentenza d’arresto per genocidio di cinque ex leader cinesi, inclusi gli ex presidenti Jiang Zemin e Hu Jintao, pronunciata il 18 novembre 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Joins Swami Vivekananda Commemorations
Swami Nirmaladantha, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Swami Satyanand Maharaj on stage together during celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Swami Vivekananda in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India on January 7, 2014. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Joins Swami Vivekananda Commemorations
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 7 January 2014 – A short flight from Bangalore brought His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Coimbatore, where he was received with pleasure and efficiency and transferred to a nearby hotel. Perhaps appropriately he occupies the Nirvana suite. He is in Coimbatore at the behest of Mounasadhu Swami Satyanand Maharaj of Aruppukottai,Tamil Nadu. The Swami came to see him a year ago when he was participating in the Mind & Life conference at Drepung Monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka. His Holiness was impressed by his demeanour, not least by the fact that as part of his spiritual practice he has kept silent for more than twenty years. His Holiness accepted his invitation to take part in celebrations here of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Swami Vivekananda, an advocate of inter-religious harmony for whom he has great respect. Read the rest of this entry »
Tibet: arrestati otto tibetani accusati di associazione illegale
Chamdo, dove sono in atto arresti di tibetani
Tibet: arrestati otto tibetani accusati di associazione illegale
Otto tibetani sono stati tratti in arresto a Karma, una cittadina della Contea di Chamdo (Kham), perché accusati di fare parte di un movimento popolare volto a cementare l’unità dei tibetani e ad accrescere il loro grado di alfabetizzazione. Riferisce Radio Free Asia
Venerdì 3 gennaio sono stati arrestati Phuntsok Namgyal, Pema Tsultrim e Dorjee Lodoe. Il 5 gennaio è stata la volta di Barlo Yudrung, Denma Tratop, Ngora Tashi Namgyal, Draktsa Dorje Rigzin e Yibnub Sonam. La polizia ha requisito i nastri di stoffa che portavano al collo Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama: Bounds of Ethics in a Globalised World, Bangalore
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the Christ University Choir after their performance at the start of the conference on "Bounds of Ethics in a Globalized World" at Christ University in Bangalore, India on January 6, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Bounds of Ethics in a Globalised World at Christ University, Bangalore
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 6 January 2014 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama was accorded a warm welcome on arrival at Christ University, not only by the Vice Chancellor Thomas Mathew who escorted him into the building from his car, but also by the students who thronged balconies and stairwells to see him. He also met for a brief chat with old friends Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos and Chancellor Rev. Dr Fr Thomas Aykara before the Chancellor led him into the Christ University Auditorium.
To start with all present stood while the Christ University choir sang the National Anthem. Christ University Dance Troupe then gave a magnificently agile display of classical Indian dance. Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama at Bishop Cotton School Bangalore
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India's 92nd Annual Conference at Bishop Cotton School in Bangalore, India on January 5, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama a Guest at Bishop Cotton School Bangalore
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 5 January 2014 – His Holiness was invited to attend the All India Principal’s Conference of the Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India today at Bishop Cotton School, Bangalore. He was graciously received on arrival by school Principal John Zacharia, who introduced him to fellow panel members, among them the Guest of Honour, Mr Nandan Nilekani, who is an old boy of the school.
In outlining the aims and scope of the morning’s discussions, Principal Zacharia extolled His Holiness’s advice given earlier this year at Emory University: ‘Education is a key factor in the creation of a happier more peaceful world. Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama Leaves Bylakuppe for Bangalore
His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving a traditional welcome on his arrival at the Chowkur Tibetan Settlement in Periyapatna, Karnataka, India on January 4, 2014. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
Leaving Bylakuppe for Bangalore
Bangalore, Karnataka. India, 4 December 2014 – After ten days teaching the Stages to the Path to Enlightenment and meeting many people individually and in groups, all of which went smoothly and without obstacle, the time came for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to leave Bylakuppe. He came down to the prayer hall of Sera Jey Monastery, made prayers and saluted the images of enlightened beings. Monks, who had worked as volunteers during the gathering of more than 30,000 people, formed a corridor down the centre of the hall. The Gelugpa hierarchs and an assembly of abbots from Bylakuppe and beyond were there to see him off. Ling Rinpoche, who had requested the teachings, was at the door of His Holiness’s car.Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama’s Final Day of Teachings at Sera Jey
Ganden Tripa Rizong Rinpoche making traditional offerings at the start of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's final day of teachings at Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on January 3, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Final Day of Teachings at Sera Jey
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 3 January 2014 – It was chilly and dark when His Holiness the Dalai Lama emerged from Sera Jey Monastery this morning to take the short walk to the teaching ground. Even at that early hour the path was lined with smiling faces as he made his way to begin rituals in preparation for an Avalokiteshvara empowerment. He had instructed that while he was doing that, monks should engage in debate, which they did with gusto.
When he was ready to teach, he began, saying: “Our incomparable teacher, the Lion of the Shakyas, appeared in this world 2600 year ago. I’d like to report a conversation I had once in Amritsar at an inter-religious gathering that sets what the Buddha taught in context with other religious traditions. A Sufi scholar – Sufis are Muslim mystics who emphasise love and compassion – told us that all religions seek to answer three questions: what is the self? Does it have beginning and does it have an end? Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama’s Ninth Day of Lam Rim Teachings at Sera Jey
His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking part in the opening prayers on the ninth day of his teachings at Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, January 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 2 January 2014 – In addition to his public activities, such as the Lam Rim teachings he has been giving, His Holiness the Dalai Lama also meets with people before, in between and sometimes even after the teaching sessions. These may be groups from different places or individual monks and Lamas. Today, for example, before coming to the teaching ground, he met a group of more than a hundred Indian neo-Buddhists and a group of Bhutanese. In both cases he stressed what he often says elsewhere that one of the principal aims of Buddhism is the transformation of our disturbing emotions. To achieve this simple faith is not enough. What 21st century Buddhists need to do is study, which means reading or listening to teachings and thinking about them until you understand them. Both groups took avid interest in his advice. Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama’s Eighth Day of Lam Rim Teachings at Sera Jey
His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking part in the opening prayers on the ninth day of his teachings at Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, January 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Eighth Day of Lam Rim Teachings at Sera Jey
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 1 January 2014 – As soon as he was settled on the teaching throne at Sera Jey Monastery today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama turned to the part of the ground where most of the foreigners were sitting and said:
“In the Tibetan calendar, today is the 80th anniversary of the 13th Dalai Lama’s passing away and it’s customary for us to make offerings on such occasions. Read the rest of this entry »
H.H. Dalai Lama’s Seventh Day of Lam Rim Teachings at Sera Jey
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during his visit to the Sera Mey Monastery Retreat Center in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2013. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
Seventh Day of Lam Rim Teachings at Sera Jey
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 31 December 2013 – For the past week His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been staying at Sera Mey, but teaching every day at Sera Jey. Every day he’s made a short drive between the two colleges. This morning he drove out of Sera Mey in the opposite direction and out onto a plain earth track that brought him to the new Sera Mey Retreat Centre. He had been invited to inaugurate the facility, which consists of a small, simple temple and a collection of retreat houses. He cut the ribbon on the temple door, opened it, entered and paid his respects before taking his seat. He said:
“I appreciate what you’re doing here. One of the Sera Mey disciplinarians asked me if Sera Mey could introduce a period of silent meditation during the morning prayers every day. I recalled that Phabongka Rinpoche had a custom of keeping a period of silence at the point in the sadhana where you take the three bodies into the path, Read the rest of this entry »
